City vs city
Hamden vs Plainfield Village, CT
Hamden currently scores 2 points higher overall than Plainfield Village, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Plainfield Village: 32/100
Hamden is 2 points higher.
Flood
Hamden: 52/100 · Plainfield Village: 47/100
Hamden is 5 points higher.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Plainfield Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hamden: 27/100 · Plainfield Village: 31/100
Plainfield Village is 4 points higher.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Plainfield Village: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hamden: 14/100 · Plainfield Village: 8/100
Hamden is 6 points higher.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Plainfield Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hamden: 0/100 · Plainfield Village: 0/100
No gap.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plainfield Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hamden: 14/100 · Plainfield Village: 19/100
Plainfield Village is 5 points higher.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plainfield Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hamden: Unavailable · Plainfield Village: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Plainfield Village: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hamden: 64/100 · Plainfield Village: 57/100
Hamden is 7 points higher.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Plainfield Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hamden: 34/100 · Plainfield Village: 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.
Plainfield Village: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.