City vs city
Essex Junction vs Montpelier, VT
Essex Junction currently scores 6 points higher overall than Montpelier, 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
Essex Junction: 29/100 · Montpelier: 23/100
Essex Junction is 6 points higher.
Flood
Essex Junction: 74/100 · Montpelier: 57/100
Essex Junction is 17 points higher.
Essex Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Montpelier: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Essex Junction: 16/100 · Montpelier: 16/100
No gap.
Essex Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Montpelier: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Essex Junction: 17/100 · Montpelier: 20/100
Montpelier is 3 points higher.
Essex Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Montpelier: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Essex Junction: 8/100 · Montpelier: 0/100
Essex Junction is 8 points higher.
Essex Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Montpelier: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Essex Junction: 23/100 · Montpelier: 8/100
Essex Junction is 15 points higher.
Essex Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Montpelier: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Essex Junction: Unavailable · Montpelier: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Essex Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Montpelier: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Essex Junction: 45/100 · Montpelier: 16/100
Essex Junction is 29 points higher.
Essex Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Montpelier: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Essex Junction: 22/100 · Montpelier: 21/100
Essex Junction is 1 points higher.
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.
Montpelier: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.