City vs city
Old Bennington vs Pownal Center, VT
Old Bennington currently scores 5 points higher overall than Pownal Center, 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
Old Bennington: 27/100 · Pownal Center: 22/100
Old Bennington is 5 points higher.
Flood
Old Bennington: 45/100 · Pownal Center: 30/100
Old Bennington is 15 points higher.
Old Bennington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Pownal Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Old Bennington: 18/100 · Pownal Center: 19/100
Pownal Center is 1 points higher.
Old Bennington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pownal Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Old Bennington: 24/100 · Pownal Center: 22/100
Old Bennington is 2 points higher.
Old Bennington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pownal Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Old Bennington: 0/100 · Pownal Center: 8/100
Pownal Center is 8 points higher.
Old Bennington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pownal Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Old Bennington: 6/100 · Pownal Center: 6/100
No gap.
Old Bennington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pownal Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Old Bennington: Unavailable · Pownal Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Old Bennington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pownal Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Old Bennington: 46/100 · Pownal Center: 40/100
Old Bennington is 6 points higher.
Old Bennington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pownal Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Old Bennington: 25/100 · Pownal Center: 26/100
Pownal Center is 1 points higher.
Old 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.
Pownal Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.