City vs city
Hamden vs Route 7 Gateway, CT
Hamden currently scores 9 points higher overall than Route 7 Gateway, with the largest gap in wind.
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 · Route 7 Gateway: 25/100
Hamden is 9 points higher.
Flood
Hamden: 52/100 · Route 7 Gateway: 32/100
Hamden is 20 points higher.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Route 7 Gateway: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hamden: 27/100 · Route 7 Gateway: 5/100
Hamden is 22 points higher.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Route 7 Gateway: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hamden: 14/100 · Route 7 Gateway: 4/100
Hamden is 10 points higher.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Route 7 Gateway: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hamden: 0/100 · Route 7 Gateway: 0/100
No gap.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Route 7 Gateway: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hamden: 14/100 · Route 7 Gateway: 16/100
Route 7 Gateway is 2 points higher.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Route 7 Gateway: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hamden: Unavailable · Route 7 Gateway: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Route 7 Gateway: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hamden: 64/100 · Route 7 Gateway: 71/100
Route 7 Gateway is 7 points higher.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Route 7 Gateway: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hamden: 34/100 · Route 7 Gateway: 19/100
Hamden is 15 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.
Route 7 Gateway: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.