City vs city
Bolton Valley vs Poultney, VT
Poultney currently scores 3 points higher overall than Bolton Valley, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Bolton Valley: 25/100 · Poultney: 28/100
Poultney is 3 points higher.
Flood
Bolton Valley: 53/100 · Poultney: 53/100
No gap.
Bolton Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Poultney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bolton Valley: 16/100 · Poultney: 17/100
Poultney is 1 points higher.
Bolton Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Poultney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bolton Valley: 18/100 · Poultney: 26/100
Poultney is 8 points higher.
Bolton Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Poultney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bolton Valley: 0/100 · Poultney: 0/100
No gap.
Bolton Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poultney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bolton Valley: 11/100 · Poultney: 5/100
Bolton Valley is 6 points higher.
Bolton Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poultney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bolton Valley: Unavailable · Poultney: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bolton Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Poultney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bolton Valley: 31/100 · Poultney: 40/100
Poultney is 9 points higher.
Bolton Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Poultney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bolton Valley: 21/100 · Poultney: 25/100
Poultney is 4 points higher.
Bolton Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Poultney: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.