City vs city
Pownal Center vs Waterbury, VT
Waterbury currently scores 2 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
Pownal Center: 22/100 · Waterbury: 24/100
Waterbury is 2 points higher.
Flood
Pownal Center: 30/100 · Waterbury: 53/100
Waterbury is 23 points higher.
Pownal Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Waterbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pownal Center: 19/100 · Waterbury: 16/100
Pownal Center is 3 points higher.
Pownal Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waterbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pownal Center: 22/100 · Waterbury: 20/100
Pownal Center is 2 points higher.
Pownal Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waterbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pownal Center: 8/100 · Waterbury: 0/100
Pownal Center is 8 points higher.
Pownal Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pownal Center: 6/100 · Waterbury: 5/100
Pownal Center is 1 points higher.
Pownal Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waterbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pownal Center: Unavailable · Waterbury: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pownal Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waterbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pownal Center: 40/100 · Waterbury: 29/100
Pownal Center is 11 points higher.
Pownal Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waterbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pownal Center: 26/100 · Waterbury: 21/100
Pownal Center is 5 points higher.
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.
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.