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Groton vs West Haven, CT

Groton currently scores 8 points higher overall than West Haven, with the largest gap in flood.

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Groton

43/100

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West Haven

35/100

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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 · West Haven: 35/100

Groton is 8 points higher.

Flood

Groton: 97/100 · West Haven: 48/100

Groton is 49 points higher.

Groton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.

West Haven: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Groton: 35/100 · West Haven: 28/100

Groton is 7 points higher.

Groton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

West Haven: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Groton: 9/100 · West Haven: 15/100

West Haven is 6 points higher.

Groton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Haven: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Groton: 0/100 · West Haven: 0/100

No gap.

Groton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Haven: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Groton: 6/100 · West Haven: 8/100

West Haven is 2 points higher.

Groton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Haven: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Groton: 97/100 · West Haven: 99/100

West Haven is 2 points higher.

Groton: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

West Haven: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Groton: 27/100 · West Haven: 10/100

Groton is 17 points higher.

Groton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

West Haven: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Groton: 33/100 · West Haven: 37/100

West Haven is 4 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.

West Haven: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.