City vs city
New Canaan vs Waterbury, CT
Waterbury currently scores 13 points higher overall than New Canaan, 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 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
New Canaan: 26/100 · Waterbury: 39/100
Waterbury is 13 points higher.
Flood
New Canaan: 0/100 · Waterbury: 51/100
Waterbury is 51 points higher.
New Canaan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Waterbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Canaan: 25/100 · Waterbury: 25/100
No gap.
New Canaan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Canaan: 17/100 · Waterbury: 14/100
New Canaan is 3 points higher.
New Canaan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Canaan: 15/100 · Waterbury: 50/100
Waterbury is 35 points higher.
New Canaan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Canaan: 30/100 · Waterbury: 35/100
Waterbury is 5 points higher.
New Canaan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Canaan: Unavailable · Waterbury: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Canaan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Canaan: 46/100 · Waterbury: 65/100
Waterbury is 19 points higher.
New Canaan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
New Canaan: 51/100 · Waterbury: 32/100
New Canaan is 19 points higher.
New Canaan: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Waterbury: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.