City vs city

East Burke vs Essex Junction, VT

Essex Junction currently scores 10 points higher overall than East Burke, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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

East Burke

19/100

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Essex Junction

29/100

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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

East Burke: 19/100 · Essex Junction: 29/100

Essex Junction is 10 points higher.

Flood

East Burke: Unavailable · Essex Junction: 74/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

East Burke: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Essex Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

East Burke: 16/100 · Essex Junction: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

East Burke: 11/100 · Essex Junction: 17/100

Essex Junction is 6 points higher.

East Burke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Essex Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

East Burke: 0/100 · Essex Junction: 8/100

Essex Junction is 8 points higher.

East Burke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Essex Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

East Burke: 38/100 · Essex Junction: 23/100

East Burke is 15 points higher.

East Burke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Essex Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

East Burke: Unavailable · Essex Junction: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

East Burke: 20/100 · Essex Junction: 45/100

Essex Junction is 25 points higher.

East Burke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Essex Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

East Burke: 26/100 · Essex Junction: 22/100

East Burke is 4 points higher.

East Burke: 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.