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Hartford vs New Canaan, CT

Hartford currently scores 15 points higher overall than New Canaan, with the largest gap in flood.

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Hartford

41/100

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New Canaan

26/100

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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 · New Canaan: 26/100

Hartford is 15 points higher.

Flood

Hartford: 86/100 · New Canaan: 0/100

Hartford is 86 points higher.

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

New Canaan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Hartford: 25/100 · New Canaan: 25/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Hartford: 12/100 · New Canaan: 17/100

New Canaan is 5 points higher.

Hartford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

New Canaan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hartford: 27/100 · New Canaan: 15/100

Hartford is 12 points higher.

Hartford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Canaan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Hartford: 47/100 · New Canaan: 30/100

Hartford is 17 points higher.

Hartford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Canaan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Hartford: Unavailable · New Canaan: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Hartford: 62/100 · New Canaan: 46/100

Hartford is 16 points higher.

Hartford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

New Canaan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Hartford: 28/100 · New Canaan: 51/100

New Canaan is 23 points higher.

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

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