4 FEMA areas

Hurricane Risk by City in Connecticut

Compare 8 cities using FEMA's relative hurricane scores and annualized frequency for the county-equivalent areas shown.

Highest relative score

97.0/100

Fairfield County

Covered cities: Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, and Stamford

Lowest relative score in this set

92.7/100

New London County

Covered cities: Norwich

These are relative FEMA scores for county-equivalent areas. They are not annual probabilities or property-level findings.

Connecticut hurricane rankings

Cities sharing a FEMA area are grouped together and receive the same score.

RankFEMA area and citiesRatingScoreAnnualized frequency
#1

Fairfield County

BridgeportDanburyNorwalkStamford
Relatively High97.0/1000.157 per year
#2

New Haven County

New HavenWaterbury
Relatively High96.6/1000.171 per year
#3

Hartford County

Hartford
Relatively Moderate94.3/1000.144 per year
#4

New London County

Norwich
Relatively Moderate92.7/1000.204 per year

Occurrence thresholds vary by hazard. The FEMA methodology defines the value for each hazard.

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Questions about hurricane risk in Connecticut

Which covered Connecticut cities have the highest relative hurricane risk?

Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, and Stamford use FEMA data for Fairfield County, which has the highest relative hurricane score in this covered set at 97.0/100. Cities sharing the same FEMA area share the same score.

Which covered Connecticut area has the lowest relative hurricane score?

New London County has the lowest score in this covered set at 92.7/100. This is a relative FEMA comparison, not a declaration that every property there is safe.

Are these hurricane figures city-level?

No. The city links provide geographic navigation, while the scores and frequencies cover the FEMA county-equivalent areas shown in the table. Address-level conditions require local maps and property details.

Is the FEMA relative score an annual probability?

No. The relative score compares FEMA areas on a 0–100 scale. Annualized frequency appears separately with hazard-specific units.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.19.0, released March 2023. Hazard data covers FEMA county-equivalent areas.

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