City vs city
Gales Ferry vs Newtown, CT
Gales Ferry currently scores 11 points higher overall than Newtown, with the largest gap in wildfire.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Gales Ferry: 43/100 · Newtown: 32/100
Gales Ferry is 11 points higher.
Flood
Gales Ferry: 68/100 · Newtown: 60/100
Gales Ferry is 8 points higher.
Gales Ferry: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Newtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gales Ferry: 33/100 · Newtown: 25/100
Gales Ferry is 8 points higher.
Gales Ferry: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gales Ferry: 10/100 · Newtown: 15/100
Newtown is 5 points higher.
Gales Ferry: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gales Ferry: 0/100 · Newtown: 8/100
Newtown is 8 points higher.
Gales Ferry: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gales Ferry: 13/100 · Newtown: 17/100
Newtown is 4 points higher.
Gales Ferry: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gales Ferry: 92/100 · Newtown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gales Ferry: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gales Ferry: 54/100 · Newtown: 63/100
Newtown is 9 points higher.
Gales Ferry: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gales Ferry: 33/100 · Newtown: 39/100
Newtown is 6 points higher.
Gales Ferry: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Newtown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.