City vs city
Hamden vs New Canaan, CT
Hamden currently scores 8 points higher overall than New Canaan, 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
Hamden: 34/100 · New Canaan: 26/100
Hamden is 8 points higher.
Flood
Hamden: 52/100 · New Canaan: 0/100
Hamden is 52 points higher.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
New Canaan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hamden: 27/100 · New Canaan: 25/100
Hamden is 2 points higher.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Canaan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hamden: 14/100 · New Canaan: 17/100
New Canaan is 3 points higher.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Canaan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hamden: 0/100 · New Canaan: 15/100
New Canaan is 15 points higher.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Canaan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hamden: 14/100 · New Canaan: 30/100
New Canaan is 16 points higher.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Canaan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hamden: Unavailable · New Canaan: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Canaan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hamden: 64/100 · New Canaan: 46/100
Hamden is 18 points higher.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Canaan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hamden: 34/100 · New Canaan: 51/100
New Canaan is 17 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.
New Canaan: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.