City vs city
Jamaica vs South Burlington, VT
South Burlington currently scores 4 points higher overall than Jamaica, 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
Jamaica: 25/100 · South Burlington: 29/100
South Burlington is 4 points higher.
Flood
Jamaica: 64/100 · South Burlington: 74/100
South Burlington is 10 points higher.
Jamaica: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
South Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Jamaica: 18/100 · South Burlington: 16/100
Jamaica is 2 points higher.
Jamaica: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Burlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Jamaica: 22/100 · South Burlington: 17/100
Jamaica is 5 points higher.
Jamaica: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Jamaica: 0/100 · South Burlington: 8/100
South Burlington is 8 points higher.
Jamaica: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Jamaica: 4/100 · South Burlington: 23/100
South Burlington is 19 points higher.
Jamaica: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Jamaica: Unavailable · South Burlington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Jamaica: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Burlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Jamaica: 18/100 · South Burlington: 45/100
South Burlington is 27 points higher.
Jamaica: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Jamaica: 26/100 · South Burlington: 22/100
Jamaica is 4 points higher.
Jamaica: 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.