City vs city
Groton vs Lake Chaffee, CT
Groton currently scores 21 points higher overall than Lake Chaffee, 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
Groton: 43/100 · Lake Chaffee: 22/100
Groton is 21 points higher.
Flood
Groton: 97/100 · Lake Chaffee: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Groton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Lake Chaffee: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Groton: 35/100 · Lake Chaffee: 26/100
Groton is 9 points higher.
Groton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Chaffee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Groton: 9/100 · Lake Chaffee: 9/100
No gap.
Groton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Chaffee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Groton: 0/100 · Lake Chaffee: 0/100
No gap.
Groton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Chaffee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Groton: 6/100 · Lake Chaffee: 10/100
Lake Chaffee is 4 points higher.
Groton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Chaffee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Groton: 97/100 · Lake Chaffee: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Groton: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake Chaffee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Groton: 27/100 · Lake Chaffee: 62/100
Lake Chaffee is 35 points higher.
Groton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Chaffee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Groton: 33/100 · Lake Chaffee: 26/100
Groton is 7 points higher.
Groton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lake Chaffee: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.