City vs city
Bellows Falls vs Waterbury, VT
Bellows Falls currently scores 3 points higher overall than Waterbury, 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
Bellows Falls: 27/100 · Waterbury: 24/100
Bellows Falls is 3 points higher.
Flood
Bellows Falls: 43/100 · Waterbury: 53/100
Waterbury is 10 points higher.
Bellows Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Waterbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bellows Falls: 18/100 · Waterbury: 16/100
Bellows Falls is 2 points higher.
Bellows Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bellows Falls: 20/100 · Waterbury: 20/100
No gap.
Bellows Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bellows Falls: 8/100 · Waterbury: 0/100
Bellows Falls is 8 points higher.
Bellows Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bellows Falls: 42/100 · Waterbury: 5/100
Bellows Falls is 37 points higher.
Bellows Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bellows Falls: Unavailable · Waterbury: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bellows Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bellows Falls: 34/100 · Waterbury: 29/100
Bellows Falls is 5 points higher.
Bellows Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bellows Falls: 22/100 · Waterbury: 21/100
Bellows Falls is 1 points higher.
Bellows Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waterbury: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.