City vs city
Highgate Springs vs Waterbury, VT
Waterbury currently scores 8 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 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 · Waterbury: 24/100
Waterbury is 8 points higher.
Flood
Highgate Springs: Unavailable · Waterbury: 53/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highgate Springs: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Waterbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highgate Springs: 15/100 · Waterbury: 16/100
Waterbury is 1 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highgate Springs: 14/100 · Waterbury: 20/100
Waterbury is 6 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highgate Springs: 0/100 · Waterbury: 0/100
No gap.
Highgate Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highgate Springs: 18/100 · Waterbury: 5/100
Highgate Springs is 13 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highgate Springs: Unavailable · Waterbury: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highgate Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highgate Springs: 24/100 · Waterbury: 29/100
Waterbury is 5 points higher.
Highgate Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highgate Springs: 26/100 · Waterbury: 21/100
Highgate Springs is 5 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.
Waterbury: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.