City vs city

Burlington vs Portsmouth, OH

Portsmouth currently scores 8 points higher overall than Burlington, with the largest gap in tornado.

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

Burlington

38/100

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Portsmouth

46/100

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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

Burlington: 38/100 · Portsmouth: 46/100

Portsmouth is 8 points higher.

Flood

Burlington: 29/100 · Portsmouth: 41/100

Portsmouth is 12 points higher.

Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Burlington: 15/100 · Portsmouth: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Burlington: 42/100 · Portsmouth: 34/100

Burlington is 8 points higher.

Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Portsmouth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Burlington: 8/100 · Portsmouth: 35/100

Portsmouth is 27 points higher.

Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Portsmouth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Burlington: 87/100 · Portsmouth: 100/100

Portsmouth is 13 points higher.

Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Portsmouth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Burlington: Unavailable · Portsmouth: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Burlington: 49/100 · Portsmouth: 58/100

Portsmouth is 9 points higher.

Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Portsmouth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Burlington: 36/100 · Portsmouth: 41/100

Portsmouth is 5 points higher.

Burlington: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Portsmouth: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.