City vs city
Lakes East vs West Mountain, CT
Lakes East currently scores 5 points higher overall than West Mountain, 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
Lakes East: 34/100 · West Mountain: 29/100
Lakes East is 5 points higher.
Flood
Lakes East: 70/100 · West Mountain: 24/100
Lakes East is 46 points higher.
Lakes East: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
West Mountain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lakes East: 23/100 · West Mountain: 23/100
No gap.
Lakes East: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Mountain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lakes East: 17/100 · West Mountain: 19/100
West Mountain is 2 points higher.
Lakes East: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Mountain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lakes East: 4/100 · West Mountain: 0/100
Lakes East is 4 points higher.
Lakes East: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Mountain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lakes East: 30/100 · West Mountain: 11/100
Lakes East is 19 points higher.
Lakes East: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Mountain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lakes East: Unavailable · West Mountain: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lakes East: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Mountain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lakes East: 62/100 · West Mountain: 70/100
West Mountain is 8 points higher.
Lakes East: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Mountain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lakes East: 29/100 · West Mountain: 28/100
Lakes East is 1 points higher.
Lakes East: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Mountain: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.