City vs city
Montpelier vs South Barre, VT
Montpelier currently scores 3 points higher overall than South Barre, with the largest gap 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
Montpelier: 23/100 · South Barre: 20/100
Montpelier is 3 points higher.
Flood
Montpelier: 57/100 · South Barre: 26/100
Montpelier is 31 points higher.
Montpelier: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
South Barre: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Montpelier: 16/100 · South Barre: 16/100
No gap.
Montpelier: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Barre: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Montpelier: 20/100 · South Barre: 20/100
No gap.
Montpelier: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Barre: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Montpelier: 0/100 · South Barre: 0/100
No gap.
Montpelier: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Barre: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Montpelier: 8/100 · South Barre: 4/100
Montpelier is 4 points higher.
Montpelier: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Barre: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Montpelier: Unavailable · South Barre: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Montpelier: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Barre: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Montpelier: 16/100 · South Barre: 31/100
South Barre is 15 points higher.
Montpelier: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Barre: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Montpelier: 21/100 · South Barre: 22/100
South Barre is 1 points higher.
Montpelier: 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 Barre: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.