City vs city
Route 7 Gateway vs West Mountain, CT
West Mountain currently scores 4 points higher overall than Route 7 Gateway, with the largest gap in wind.
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
Route 7 Gateway: 25/100 · West Mountain: 29/100
West Mountain is 4 points higher.
Flood
Route 7 Gateway: 32/100 · West Mountain: 24/100
Route 7 Gateway is 8 points higher.
Route 7 Gateway: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
West Mountain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Route 7 Gateway: 5/100 · West Mountain: 23/100
West Mountain is 18 points higher.
Route 7 Gateway: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Mountain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Route 7 Gateway: 4/100 · West Mountain: 19/100
West Mountain is 15 points higher.
Route 7 Gateway: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Mountain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Route 7 Gateway: 0/100 · West Mountain: 0/100
No gap.
Route 7 Gateway: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Mountain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Route 7 Gateway: 16/100 · West Mountain: 11/100
Route 7 Gateway is 5 points higher.
Route 7 Gateway: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Mountain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Route 7 Gateway: Unavailable · West Mountain: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Route 7 Gateway: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Mountain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Route 7 Gateway: 71/100 · West Mountain: 70/100
Route 7 Gateway is 1 points higher.
Route 7 Gateway: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Mountain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Route 7 Gateway: 19/100 · West Mountain: 28/100
West Mountain is 9 points higher.
Route 7 Gateway: 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 Mountain: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.