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New Haven vs Southwood Acres, CT

New Haven currently scores 12 points higher overall than Southwood Acres, with the largest gap in hail.

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New Haven

44/100

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Southwood Acres

32/100

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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

New Haven: 44/100 · Southwood Acres: 32/100

New Haven is 12 points higher.

Flood

New Haven: 64/100 · Southwood Acres: 66/100

Southwood Acres is 2 points higher.

New Haven: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Southwood Acres: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

New Haven: 27/100 · Southwood Acres: 24/100

New Haven is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

New Haven: 14/100 · Southwood Acres: 10/100

New Haven is 4 points higher.

New Haven: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Southwood Acres: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

New Haven: 0/100 · Southwood Acres: 4/100

Southwood Acres is 4 points higher.

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

Southwood Acres: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

New Haven: 9/100 · Southwood Acres: 43/100

Southwood Acres is 34 points higher.

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

Southwood Acres: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

New Haven: 99/100 · Southwood Acres: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

New Haven: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

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

Wildfire

New Haven: 59/100 · Southwood Acres: 47/100

New Haven is 12 points higher.

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

Southwood Acres: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

New Haven: 35/100 · Southwood Acres: 27/100

New Haven is 8 points higher.

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

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