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Stamford vs Waterbury, CT

Waterbury currently scores 16 points higher overall than Stamford, with the largest gap in flood.

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Stamford

23/100

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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

Stamford: 23/100 · Waterbury: 39/100

Waterbury is 16 points higher.

Flood

Stamford: 7/100 · Waterbury: 51/100

Waterbury is 44 points higher.

Stamford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Stamford: 24/100 · Waterbury: 25/100

Waterbury is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Stamford: 19/100 · Waterbury: 14/100

Stamford is 5 points higher.

Stamford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Waterbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Stamford: 8/100 · Waterbury: 50/100

Waterbury is 42 points higher.

Stamford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Stamford: 3/100 · Waterbury: 35/100

Waterbury is 32 points higher.

Stamford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Waterbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Stamford: Unavailable · Waterbury: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Stamford: 62/100 · Waterbury: 65/100

Waterbury is 3 points higher.

Stamford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Waterbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Stamford: 40/100 · Waterbury: 32/100

Stamford is 8 points higher.

Stamford: 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.