City vs city
Highgate Springs vs Montpelier, VT
Montpelier currently scores 14 points higher overall than Highgate Springs, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Highgate Springs: 16/100 · Montpelier: 30/100
Montpelier is 14 points higher.
Flood
Highgate Springs: Unavailable · Montpelier: 57/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highgate Springs: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Montpelier: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highgate Springs: 15/100 · Montpelier: 16/100
Montpelier is 1 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Montpelier: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highgate Springs: 14/100 · Montpelier: 20/100
Montpelier is 6 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Montpelier: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highgate Springs: 0/100 · Montpelier: 0/100
No gap.
Highgate Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Montpelier: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highgate Springs: 18/100 · Montpelier: 40/100
Montpelier is 22 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Montpelier: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highgate Springs: Unavailable · Montpelier: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highgate Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Montpelier: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highgate Springs: 24/100 · Montpelier: 26/100
Montpelier is 2 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Montpelier: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Highgate Springs: 26/100 · Montpelier: 22/100
Highgate Springs is 4 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Montpelier: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.