City vs city
Essex Junction vs Island Pond, VT
Essex Junction currently scores 18 points higher overall than Island Pond, 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
Essex Junction: 29/100 · Island Pond: 11/100
Essex Junction is 18 points higher.
Flood
Essex Junction: 74/100 · Island Pond: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Essex Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Island Pond: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Essex Junction: 16/100 · Island Pond: 15/100
Essex Junction is 1 points higher.
Essex Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Island Pond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Essex Junction: 17/100 · Island Pond: 8/100
Essex Junction is 9 points higher.
Essex Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Island Pond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Essex Junction: 8/100 · Island Pond: 0/100
Essex Junction is 8 points higher.
Essex Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Island Pond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Essex Junction: 23/100 · Island Pond: 6/100
Essex Junction is 17 points higher.
Essex Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Island Pond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Essex Junction: Unavailable · Island Pond: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Essex Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Island Pond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Essex Junction: 45/100 · Island Pond: 11/100
Essex Junction is 34 points higher.
Essex Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Island Pond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Essex Junction: 22/100 · Island Pond: 27/100
Island Pond is 5 points higher.
Essex Junction: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Island Pond: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.