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Safest Counties From Natural Disasters in Vermont (2026)

Chittenden has the lowest natural disaster risk of any county in Vermont, at 37.2, followed by Essex and Franklin. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20. The full ranking of the top 14 counties is below.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

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Lowest counties for natural disaster risk in Vermont

Top 14 of 14 counties with data.

Ranked by natural disaster risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first.

Lowest counties for natural disaster risk in Vermont
RankCountyValue
1Chittenden37.2
2Essex39.3
3Franklin39.6
4Caledonia39.8
5Washington39.9
6Orleans40.4
7Rutland41.6
8Bennington42.3
9Lamoille42.5
10Orange43.4
11Windham44.6
12Grand Isle45.4
13Addison46.8
14Windsor50.4

How this ranking works

This page ranks Vermont counties by natural disaster risk, sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For natural disaster risk, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh natural disaster risk against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of natural disaster risk.

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