City vs city
Essex Junction vs South Burlington, VT
Essex Junction and South Burlington are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · South Burlington: 29/100
No gap.
Flood
Essex Junction: 74/100 · South Burlington: 74/100
No gap.
Essex Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
South Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Essex Junction: 16/100 · South Burlington: 16/100
No gap.
Essex Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Burlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Essex Junction: 17/100 · South Burlington: 17/100
No gap.
Essex Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Essex Junction: 8/100 · South Burlington: 8/100
No gap.
Essex Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Essex Junction: 23/100 · South Burlington: 23/100
No gap.
Essex Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Essex Junction: Unavailable · South Burlington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Essex Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Burlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Essex Junction: 45/100 · South Burlington: 45/100
No gap.
Essex Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Essex Junction: 22/100 · South Burlington: 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.
South Burlington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.