City vs city

Burlington vs South Hero, VT

Burlington currently scores 20 points higher overall than South Hero, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Burlington

33/100

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South Hero

13/100

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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

Burlington: 33/100 · South Hero: 13/100

Burlington is 20 points higher.

Flood

Burlington: 100/100 · South Hero: 0/100

Burlington is 100 points higher.

Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

South Hero: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Burlington: 16/100 · South Hero: 16/100

No gap.

Burlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

South Hero: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Burlington: 17/100 · South Hero: 15/100

Burlington is 2 points higher.

Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Hero: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Burlington: 0/100 · South Hero: 0/100

No gap.

Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Hero: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Burlington: 32/100 · South Hero: 12/100

Burlington is 20 points higher.

Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Hero: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Burlington: Unavailable · South Hero: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Burlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

South Hero: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Burlington: 10/100 · South Hero: 9/100

Burlington is 1 points higher.

Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Hero: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Burlington: 23/100 · South Hero: 26/100

South Hero is 3 points higher.

Burlington: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

South Hero: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.