City vs city
Hamden vs Northwest Harwinton, CT
Hamden currently scores 15 points higher overall than Northwest Harwinton, 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 · Northwest Harwinton: 19/100
Hamden is 15 points higher.
Flood
Hamden: 52/100 · Northwest Harwinton: 3/100
Hamden is 49 points higher.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Northwest Harwinton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hamden: 27/100 · Northwest Harwinton: 23/100
Hamden is 4 points higher.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Northwest Harwinton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hamden: 14/100 · Northwest Harwinton: 13/100
Hamden is 1 points higher.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Northwest Harwinton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hamden: 0/100 · Northwest Harwinton: 19/100
Northwest Harwinton is 19 points higher.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northwest Harwinton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hamden: 14/100 · Northwest Harwinton: 28/100
Northwest Harwinton is 14 points higher.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northwest Harwinton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hamden: Unavailable · Northwest Harwinton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Northwest Harwinton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hamden: 64/100 · Northwest Harwinton: 18/100
Hamden is 46 points higher.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Northwest Harwinton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hamden: 34/100 · Northwest Harwinton: 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.
Northwest Harwinton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.