City vs city
Bakersfield vs Essex Junction, VT
Essex Junction currently scores 15 points higher overall than Bakersfield, 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 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
Bakersfield: 14/100 · Essex Junction: 29/100
Essex Junction is 15 points higher.
Flood
Bakersfield: Unavailable · Essex Junction: 74/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bakersfield: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Essex Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bakersfield: 15/100 · Essex Junction: 16/100
Essex Junction is 1 points higher.
Bakersfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Essex Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bakersfield: 16/100 · Essex Junction: 17/100
Essex Junction is 1 points higher.
Bakersfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Essex Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bakersfield: 8/100 · Essex Junction: 8/100
No gap.
Bakersfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bakersfield: 6/100 · Essex Junction: 23/100
Essex Junction is 17 points higher.
Bakersfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bakersfield: Unavailable · Essex Junction: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bakersfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Essex Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bakersfield: 35/100 · Essex Junction: 45/100
Essex Junction is 10 points higher.
Bakersfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Essex Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Bakersfield: 21/100 · Essex Junction: 22/100
Essex Junction is 1 points higher.
Bakersfield: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Essex Junction: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.