City vs city
Essex Junction vs South Barre, VT
Essex Junction currently scores 9 points higher overall than South Barre, 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 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 · South Barre: 20/100
Essex Junction is 9 points higher.
Flood
Essex Junction: 74/100 · South Barre: 26/100
Essex Junction is 48 points higher.
Essex Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
South Barre: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Essex Junction: 16/100 · South Barre: 16/100
No gap.
Essex Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Barre: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Essex Junction: 17/100 · South Barre: 20/100
South Barre is 3 points higher.
Essex Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Barre: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Essex Junction: 8/100 · South Barre: 0/100
Essex Junction is 8 points higher.
Essex Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Barre: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Essex Junction: 23/100 · South Barre: 4/100
Essex Junction is 19 points higher.
Essex Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Barre: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Essex Junction: Unavailable · South Barre: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Essex Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Barre: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Essex Junction: 45/100 · South Barre: 31/100
Essex Junction is 14 points higher.
Essex Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Barre: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Essex Junction: 22/100 · South Barre: 22/100
No gap.
Essex Junction: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
South Barre: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.