City vs city
Poultney vs South Hero, VT
Poultney currently scores 15 points higher overall than South Hero, 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
Poultney: 28/100 · South Hero: 13/100
Poultney is 15 points higher.
Flood
Poultney: 53/100 · South Hero: 0/100
Poultney is 53 points higher.
Poultney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
South Hero: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Poultney: 17/100 · South Hero: 16/100
Poultney is 1 points higher.
Poultney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Hero: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Poultney: 26/100 · South Hero: 15/100
Poultney is 11 points higher.
Poultney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Hero: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Poultney: 0/100 · South Hero: 0/100
No gap.
Poultney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Hero: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Poultney: 5/100 · South Hero: 12/100
South Hero is 7 points higher.
Poultney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Hero: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Poultney: Unavailable · South Hero: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Poultney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Hero: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Poultney: 40/100 · South Hero: 9/100
Poultney is 31 points higher.
Poultney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Hero: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Poultney: 25/100 · South Hero: 26/100
South Hero is 1 points higher.
Poultney: 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 Hero: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.