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Hamden vs Lakes East, CT

Hamden and Lakes East are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.

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Hamden

34/100

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Lakes East

34/100

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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 · Lakes East: 34/100

No gap.

Flood

Hamden: 52/100 · Lakes East: 70/100

Lakes East is 18 points higher.

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

Lakes East: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Hamden: 27/100 · Lakes East: 23/100

Hamden is 4 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Hamden: 14/100 · Lakes East: 17/100

Lakes East is 3 points higher.

Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lakes East: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hamden: 0/100 · Lakes East: 4/100

Lakes East is 4 points higher.

Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lakes East: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Hamden: 14/100 · Lakes East: 30/100

Lakes East is 16 points higher.

Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lakes East: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Hamden: Unavailable · Lakes East: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Hamden: 64/100 · Lakes East: 62/100

Hamden is 2 points higher.

Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lakes East: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Hamden: 34/100 · Lakes East: 29/100

Hamden is 5 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.

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