City vs city
Groton vs Pleasant Valley, CT
Groton currently scores 20 points higher overall than Pleasant Valley, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Pleasant Valley: 23/100
Groton is 20 points higher.
Flood
Groton: 97/100 · Pleasant Valley: 19/100
Groton is 78 points higher.
Groton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Pleasant Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Groton: 35/100 · Pleasant Valley: 22/100
Groton is 13 points higher.
Groton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pleasant Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Groton: 9/100 · Pleasant Valley: 11/100
Pleasant Valley is 2 points higher.
Groton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pleasant Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Groton: 0/100 · Pleasant Valley: 4/100
Pleasant Valley is 4 points higher.
Groton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pleasant Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Groton: 6/100 · Pleasant Valley: 16/100
Pleasant Valley is 10 points higher.
Groton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pleasant Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Groton: 97/100 · Pleasant Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Groton: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Pleasant Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Groton: 27/100 · Pleasant Valley: 63/100
Pleasant Valley is 36 points higher.
Groton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pleasant Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Groton: 33/100 · Pleasant Valley: 28/100
Groton is 5 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.
Pleasant Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.