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Hamden vs Hartford, CT

Hartford currently scores 7 points higher overall than Hamden, with the largest gap in flood.

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Hamden

34/100

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Hartford

41/100

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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

Hamden: 34/100 · Hartford: 41/100

Hartford is 7 points higher.

Flood

Hamden: 52/100 · Hartford: 86/100

Hartford is 34 points higher.

Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Hartford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Hamden: 27/100 · Hartford: 25/100

Hamden is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Hamden: 14/100 · Hartford: 12/100

Hamden is 2 points higher.

Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Hartford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hamden: 0/100 · Hartford: 27/100

Hartford is 27 points higher.

Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hartford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Hamden: 14/100 · Hartford: 47/100

Hartford is 33 points higher.

Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hartford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Hamden: Unavailable · Hartford: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Hartford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Hamden: 64/100 · Hartford: 62/100

Hamden is 2 points higher.

Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Hartford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Hamden: 34/100 · Hartford: 28/100

Hamden is 6 points higher.

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

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