City vs city
Burlington vs Essex Junction, VT
Burlington currently scores 4 points higher overall than Essex Junction, 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
Burlington: 33/100 · Essex Junction: 29/100
Burlington is 4 points higher.
Flood
Burlington: 100/100 · Essex Junction: 74/100
Burlington is 26 points higher.
Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Essex Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Burlington: 16/100 · Essex Junction: 16/100
No gap.
Burlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Essex Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Burlington: 17/100 · Essex Junction: 17/100
No gap.
Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Essex Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Burlington: 0/100 · Essex Junction: 8/100
Essex Junction is 8 points higher.
Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Burlington: 32/100 · Essex Junction: 23/100
Burlington is 9 points higher.
Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Burlington: Unavailable · Essex Junction: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Burlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Essex Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Burlington: 10/100 · Essex Junction: 45/100
Essex Junction is 35 points higher.
Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Essex Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Burlington: 23/100 · Essex Junction: 22/100
Burlington is 1 points higher.
Burlington: 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.