City vs city
Ballenger Creek vs Jefferson, MD
Ballenger Creek currently scores 1 points higher overall than Jefferson, 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
Ballenger Creek: 26/100 · Jefferson: 25/100
Ballenger Creek is 1 points higher.
Flood
Ballenger Creek: 0/100 · Jefferson: 0/100
No gap.
Ballenger Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Jefferson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ballenger Creek: 20/100 · Jefferson: 20/100
No gap.
Ballenger Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jefferson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ballenger Creek: 29/100 · Jefferson: 27/100
Ballenger Creek is 2 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jefferson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ballenger Creek: 8/100 · Jefferson: 15/100
Jefferson is 7 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jefferson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ballenger Creek: 32/100 · Jefferson: 23/100
Ballenger Creek is 9 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jefferson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ballenger Creek: Unavailable · Jefferson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ballenger Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Jefferson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ballenger Creek: 48/100 · Jefferson: 50/100
Jefferson is 2 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jefferson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ballenger Creek: 42/100 · Jefferson: 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.
Jefferson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.