City vs city
Highgate Springs vs South Burlington, VT
South Burlington currently scores 13 points higher overall than Highgate Springs, 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
Highgate Springs: 16/100 · South Burlington: 29/100
South Burlington is 13 points higher.
Flood
Highgate Springs: Unavailable · South Burlington: 74/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highgate Springs: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
South Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highgate Springs: 15/100 · South Burlington: 16/100
South Burlington is 1 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Burlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highgate Springs: 14/100 · South Burlington: 17/100
South Burlington is 3 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highgate Springs: 0/100 · South Burlington: 8/100
South Burlington is 8 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highgate Springs: 18/100 · South Burlington: 23/100
South Burlington is 5 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highgate Springs: Unavailable · South Burlington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highgate Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Burlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highgate Springs: 24/100 · South Burlington: 45/100
South Burlington is 21 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highgate Springs: 26/100 · South Burlington: 22/100
Highgate Springs is 4 points higher.
Highgate Springs: 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.