City vs city
Fort Branch vs Mount Vernon, IN
Fort Branch currently scores 9 points higher overall than Mount Vernon, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Fort Branch: 40/100 · Mount Vernon: 31/100
Fort Branch is 9 points higher.
Flood
Fort Branch: 38/100 · Mount Vernon: 18/100
Fort Branch is 20 points higher.
Fort Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Mount Vernon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Branch: 15/100 · Mount Vernon: 15/100
No gap.
Fort Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mount Vernon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Branch: 50/100 · Mount Vernon: 50/100
No gap.
Fort Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mount Vernon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Branch: 46/100 · Mount Vernon: 27/100
Fort Branch is 19 points higher.
Fort Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Vernon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Branch: 84/100 · Mount Vernon: 57/100
Fort Branch is 27 points higher.
Fort Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Vernon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Branch: Unavailable · Mount Vernon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Branch: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mount Vernon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Branch: 16/100 · Mount Vernon: 17/100
Mount Vernon is 1 points higher.
Fort Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mount Vernon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Branch: 30/100 · Mount Vernon: 30/100
No gap.
Fort Branch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mount Vernon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.