City vs city
New Haven vs West Haven, CT
New Haven currently scores 9 points higher overall than West Haven, 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 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
New Haven: 44/100 · West Haven: 35/100
New Haven is 9 points higher.
Flood
New Haven: 64/100 · West Haven: 48/100
New Haven is 16 points higher.
New Haven: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
West Haven: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Haven: 27/100 · West Haven: 28/100
West Haven is 1 points higher.
New Haven: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Haven: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Haven: 14/100 · West Haven: 15/100
West Haven is 1 points higher.
New Haven: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Haven: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Haven: 0/100 · West Haven: 0/100
No gap.
New Haven: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Haven: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Haven: 9/100 · West Haven: 8/100
New Haven is 1 points higher.
New Haven: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Haven: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Haven: 99/100 · West Haven: 99/100
No gap.
New Haven: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
West Haven: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
New Haven: 59/100 · West Haven: 10/100
New Haven is 49 points higher.
New Haven: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Haven: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Haven: 35/100 · West Haven: 37/100
West Haven is 2 points higher.
New Haven: 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 Haven: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.