City vs city
Hamden vs Newtown, CT
Hamden currently scores 2 points higher overall than Newtown, 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 · Newtown: 32/100
Hamden is 2 points higher.
Flood
Hamden: 52/100 · Newtown: 60/100
Newtown is 8 points higher.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Newtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hamden: 27/100 · Newtown: 25/100
Hamden is 2 points higher.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hamden: 14/100 · Newtown: 15/100
Newtown is 1 points higher.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hamden: 0/100 · Newtown: 8/100
Newtown is 8 points higher.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hamden: 14/100 · Newtown: 17/100
Newtown is 3 points higher.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hamden: Unavailable · Newtown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Newtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hamden: 64/100 · Newtown: 63/100
Hamden is 1 points higher.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hamden: 34/100 · Newtown: 39/100
Newtown 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.
Newtown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.