City vs city

Montpelier vs South Barre, VT

Montpelier currently scores 10 points higher overall than South Barre, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Montpelier

30/100

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South Barre

20/100

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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

Montpelier: 30/100 · South Barre: 20/100

Montpelier is 10 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: 40/100 · South Barre: 4/100

Montpelier is 36 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: 26/100 · South Barre: 31/100

South Barre is 5 points higher.

Montpelier: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Barre: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Montpelier: 22/100 · South Barre: 22/100

No gap.

Montpelier: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

South Barre: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.