City vs city
Ashton vs Flower Hill, MD
Flower Hill currently scores 3 points higher overall than Ashton, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Ashton: 34/100 · Flower Hill: 37/100
Flower Hill is 3 points higher.
Flood
Ashton: 24/100 · Flower Hill: 20/100
Ashton is 4 points higher.
Ashton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Flower Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ashton: 21/100 · Flower Hill: 21/100
No gap.
Ashton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Flower Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ashton: 37/100 · Flower Hill: 36/100
Ashton is 1 points higher.
Ashton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Flower Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ashton: 12/100 · Flower Hill: 15/100
Flower Hill is 3 points higher.
Ashton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Flower Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ashton: 63/100 · Flower Hill: 83/100
Flower Hill is 20 points higher.
Ashton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Flower Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ashton: Unavailable · Flower Hill: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ashton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Flower Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ashton: 40/100 · Flower Hill: 41/100
Flower Hill is 1 points higher.
Ashton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Flower Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ashton: 43/100 · Flower Hill: 43/100
No gap.
Ashton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Flower Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.