City vs city

New London vs Waterbury, CT

New London currently scores 7 points higher overall than Waterbury, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

New London

46/100

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Waterbury

39/100

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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 London: 46/100 · Waterbury: 39/100

New London is 7 points higher.

Flood

New London: 79/100 · Waterbury: 51/100

New London is 28 points higher.

New London: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Waterbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

New London: 33/100 · Waterbury: 25/100

New London is 8 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

New London: 11/100 · Waterbury: 14/100

Waterbury is 3 points higher.

New London: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

New London: 0/100 · Waterbury: 50/100

Waterbury is 50 points higher.

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

Waterbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

New London: 18/100 · Waterbury: 35/100

Waterbury is 17 points higher.

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

Waterbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

New London: 97/100 · Waterbury: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

New London: 49/100 · Waterbury: 65/100

Waterbury is 16 points higher.

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

Waterbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

New London: 33/100 · Waterbury: 32/100

New London is 1 points higher.

New London: 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.