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Hartford vs Meriden, CT

Hartford currently scores 8 points higher overall than Meriden, with the largest gap in hail.

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Hartford

41/100

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Meriden

33/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Hartford: 41/100 · Meriden: 33/100

Hartford is 8 points higher.

Flood

Hartford: 86/100 · Meriden: 65/100

Hartford is 21 points higher.

Hartford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Meriden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Hartford: 25/100 · Meriden: 26/100

Meriden is 1 points higher.

Hartford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Meriden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Hartford: 12/100 · Meriden: 13/100

Meriden is 1 points higher.

Hartford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Meriden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hartford: 27/100 · Meriden: 0/100

Hartford is 27 points higher.

Hartford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Meriden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Hartford: 47/100 · Meriden: 16/100

Hartford is 31 points higher.

Hartford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Meriden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Hartford: Unavailable · Meriden: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Hartford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Meriden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Hartford: 62/100 · Meriden: 49/100

Hartford is 13 points higher.

Hartford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Meriden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Hartford: 28/100 · Meriden: 29/100

Meriden is 1 points higher.

Hartford: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Meriden: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.