City vs city
Essex Junction vs North Westminster, VT
Essex Junction currently scores 2 points higher overall than North Westminster, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · North Westminster: 27/100
Essex Junction is 2 points higher.
Flood
Essex Junction: 74/100 · North Westminster: 43/100
Essex Junction is 31 points higher.
Essex Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
North Westminster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Essex Junction: 16/100 · North Westminster: 18/100
North Westminster is 2 points higher.
Essex Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Westminster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Essex Junction: 17/100 · North Westminster: 20/100
North Westminster is 3 points higher.
Essex Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Westminster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Essex Junction: 8/100 · North Westminster: 8/100
No gap.
Essex Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Westminster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Essex Junction: 23/100 · North Westminster: 42/100
North Westminster is 19 points higher.
Essex Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Westminster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Essex Junction: Unavailable · North Westminster: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Essex Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Westminster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Essex Junction: 45/100 · North Westminster: 34/100
Essex Junction is 11 points higher.
Essex Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Westminster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Essex Junction: 22/100 · North Westminster: 22/100
No gap.
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.
North Westminster: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.