City vs city
North Pownal vs South Burlington, VT
South Burlington currently scores 7 points higher overall than North Pownal, 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
North Pownal: 22/100 · South Burlington: 29/100
South Burlington is 7 points higher.
Flood
North Pownal: 30/100 · South Burlington: 74/100
South Burlington is 44 points higher.
North Pownal: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
South Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
North Pownal: 19/100 · South Burlington: 16/100
North Pownal is 3 points higher.
North Pownal: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Burlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
North Pownal: 22/100 · South Burlington: 17/100
North Pownal is 5 points higher.
North Pownal: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
North Pownal: 8/100 · South Burlington: 8/100
No gap.
North Pownal: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
North Pownal: 6/100 · South Burlington: 23/100
South Burlington is 17 points higher.
North Pownal: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
North Pownal: Unavailable · South Burlington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
North Pownal: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Burlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
North Pownal: 40/100 · South Burlington: 45/100
South Burlington is 5 points higher.
North Pownal: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
North Pownal: 26/100 · South Burlington: 22/100
North Pownal is 4 points higher.
North Pownal: 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.