City vs city
Barre vs Essex Junction, VT
Essex Junction currently scores 11 points higher overall than Barre, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Barre: 18/100 · Essex Junction: 29/100
Essex Junction is 11 points higher.
Flood
Barre: 23/100 · Essex Junction: 74/100
Essex Junction is 51 points higher.
Barre: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Essex Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barre: 16/100 · Essex Junction: 16/100
No gap.
Barre: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Essex Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barre: 20/100 · Essex Junction: 17/100
Barre is 3 points higher.
Barre: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Essex Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barre: 8/100 · Essex Junction: 8/100
No gap.
Barre: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barre: 7/100 · Essex Junction: 23/100
Essex Junction is 16 points higher.
Barre: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barre: Unavailable · Essex Junction: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Barre: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Essex Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Barre: 33/100 · Essex Junction: 45/100
Essex Junction is 12 points higher.
Barre: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Essex Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barre: 22/100 · Essex Junction: 22/100
No gap.
Barre: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Essex Junction: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.