City vs city
North Bennington vs Waterbury, VT
North Bennington currently scores 3 points higher overall than Waterbury, 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
North Bennington: 27/100 · Waterbury: 24/100
North Bennington is 3 points higher.
Flood
North Bennington: 43/100 · Waterbury: 53/100
Waterbury is 10 points higher.
North Bennington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Waterbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
North Bennington: 18/100 · Waterbury: 16/100
North Bennington is 2 points higher.
North Bennington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
North Bennington: 26/100 · Waterbury: 20/100
North Bennington is 6 points higher.
North Bennington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
North Bennington: 8/100 · Waterbury: 0/100
North Bennington is 8 points higher.
North Bennington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
North Bennington: 21/100 · Waterbury: 5/100
North Bennington is 16 points higher.
North Bennington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
North Bennington: Unavailable · Waterbury: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
North Bennington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
North Bennington: 49/100 · Waterbury: 29/100
North Bennington is 20 points higher.
North Bennington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
North Bennington: 25/100 · Waterbury: 21/100
North Bennington is 4 points higher.
North Bennington: 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.