City vs city
Groton vs Southwood Acres, CT
Groton currently scores 11 points higher overall than Southwood Acres, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Southwood Acres: 32/100
Groton is 11 points higher.
Flood
Groton: 97/100 · Southwood Acres: 66/100
Groton is 31 points higher.
Groton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Southwood Acres: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Groton: 35/100 · Southwood Acres: 24/100
Groton is 11 points higher.
Groton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Southwood Acres: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Groton: 9/100 · Southwood Acres: 10/100
Southwood Acres is 1 points higher.
Groton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Southwood Acres: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Groton: 0/100 · Southwood Acres: 4/100
Southwood Acres is 4 points higher.
Groton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Southwood Acres: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Groton: 6/100 · Southwood Acres: 43/100
Southwood Acres is 37 points higher.
Groton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Southwood Acres: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Groton: 97/100 · Southwood Acres: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Groton: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Southwood Acres: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Groton: 27/100 · Southwood Acres: 47/100
Southwood Acres is 20 points higher.
Groton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Southwood Acres: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Groton: 33/100 · Southwood Acres: 27/100
Groton is 6 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.
Southwood Acres: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.