City vs city
Ballenger Creek vs Hagerstown, MD
Hagerstown currently scores 2 points higher overall than Ballenger Creek, 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
Ballenger Creek: 26/100 · Hagerstown: 28/100
Hagerstown is 2 points higher.
Flood
Ballenger Creek: 0/100 · Hagerstown: 25/100
Hagerstown is 25 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Hagerstown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ballenger Creek: 20/100 · Hagerstown: 20/100
No gap.
Ballenger Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hagerstown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ballenger Creek: 29/100 · Hagerstown: 20/100
Ballenger Creek is 9 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hagerstown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ballenger Creek: 8/100 · Hagerstown: 8/100
No gap.
Ballenger Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hagerstown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ballenger Creek: 32/100 · Hagerstown: 28/100
Ballenger Creek is 4 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hagerstown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ballenger Creek: Unavailable · Hagerstown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ballenger Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hagerstown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ballenger Creek: 48/100 · Hagerstown: 51/100
Hagerstown is 3 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hagerstown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ballenger Creek: 42/100 · Hagerstown: 42/100
No gap.
Ballenger Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hagerstown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.