City vs city
Meriden vs New Haven, CT
New Haven currently scores 11 points higher overall than Meriden, 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 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
Meriden: 33/100 · New Haven: 44/100
New Haven is 11 points higher.
Flood
Meriden: 65/100 · New Haven: 64/100
Meriden is 1 points higher.
Meriden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
New Haven: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Meriden: 26/100 · New Haven: 27/100
New Haven is 1 points higher.
Meriden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Haven: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Meriden: 13/100 · New Haven: 14/100
New Haven is 1 points higher.
Meriden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Haven: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Meriden: 0/100 · New Haven: 0/100
No gap.
Meriden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Haven: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Meriden: 16/100 · New Haven: 9/100
Meriden is 7 points higher.
Meriden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Haven: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Meriden: Unavailable · New Haven: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Meriden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Haven: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Meriden: 49/100 · New Haven: 59/100
New Haven is 10 points higher.
Meriden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Haven: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Meriden: 29/100 · New Haven: 35/100
New Haven is 6 points higher.
Meriden: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Haven: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.