City vs city
South Burlington vs South Hero, VT
South Burlington currently scores 16 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
South Burlington: 29/100 · South Hero: 13/100
South Burlington is 16 points higher.
Flood
South Burlington: 74/100 · South Hero: 0/100
South Burlington is 74 points higher.
South Burlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
South Hero: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
South Burlington: 16/100 · South Hero: 16/100
No gap.
South Burlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Hero: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
South Burlington: 17/100 · South Hero: 15/100
South Burlington is 2 points higher.
South Burlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Hero: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
South Burlington: 8/100 · South Hero: 0/100
South Burlington is 8 points higher.
South Burlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Hero: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
South Burlington: 23/100 · South Hero: 12/100
South Burlington is 11 points higher.
South Burlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Hero: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
South Burlington: Unavailable · South Hero: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
South Burlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Hero: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
South Burlington: 45/100 · South Hero: 9/100
South Burlington is 36 points higher.
South Burlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Hero: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
South Burlington: 22/100 · South Hero: 26/100
South Hero is 4 points higher.
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.
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.