City vs city
Montpelier vs South Burlington, VT
South Burlington currently scores 6 points higher overall than Montpelier, 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
Montpelier: 23/100 · South Burlington: 29/100
South Burlington is 6 points higher.
Flood
Montpelier: 57/100 · South Burlington: 74/100
South Burlington is 17 points higher.
Montpelier: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
South Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Montpelier: 16/100 · South Burlington: 16/100
No gap.
Montpelier: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Burlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Montpelier: 20/100 · South Burlington: 17/100
Montpelier is 3 points higher.
Montpelier: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Montpelier: 0/100 · South Burlington: 8/100
South Burlington is 8 points higher.
Montpelier: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Montpelier: 8/100 · South Burlington: 23/100
South Burlington is 15 points higher.
Montpelier: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Montpelier: Unavailable · South Burlington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Montpelier: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Burlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Montpelier: 16/100 · South Burlington: 45/100
South Burlington is 29 points higher.
Montpelier: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Montpelier: 21/100 · South Burlington: 22/100
South Burlington 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 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.