City vs city
Chimney Hill vs Essex Junction, VT
Essex Junction currently scores 3 points higher overall than Chimney Hill, 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 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
Chimney Hill: 26/100 · Essex Junction: 29/100
Essex Junction is 3 points higher.
Flood
Chimney Hill: 61/100 · Essex Junction: 74/100
Essex Junction is 13 points higher.
Chimney Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Essex Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chimney Hill: 19/100 · Essex Junction: 16/100
Chimney Hill is 3 points higher.
Chimney Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Essex Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chimney Hill: 20/100 · Essex Junction: 17/100
Chimney Hill is 3 points higher.
Chimney Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Essex Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chimney Hill: 0/100 · Essex Junction: 8/100
Essex Junction is 8 points higher.
Chimney Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chimney Hill: 7/100 · Essex Junction: 23/100
Essex Junction is 16 points higher.
Chimney Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chimney Hill: Unavailable · Essex Junction: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chimney Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Essex Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chimney Hill: 22/100 · Essex Junction: 45/100
Essex Junction is 23 points higher.
Chimney Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Essex Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Chimney Hill: 26/100 · Essex Junction: 22/100
Chimney Hill is 4 points higher.
Chimney Hill: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Essex Junction: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.