City vs city
Ballenger Creek vs Middletown, MD
Ballenger Creek and Middletown are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Middletown: 26/100
No gap.
Flood
Ballenger Creek: 0/100 · Middletown: 22/100
Middletown is 22 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Middletown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ballenger Creek: 20/100 · Middletown: 20/100
No gap.
Ballenger Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Middletown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ballenger Creek: 29/100 · Middletown: 25/100
Ballenger Creek is 4 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Middletown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ballenger Creek: 8/100 · Middletown: 15/100
Middletown is 7 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middletown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ballenger Creek: 32/100 · Middletown: 18/100
Ballenger Creek is 14 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middletown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ballenger Creek: Unavailable · Middletown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ballenger Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Middletown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ballenger Creek: 48/100 · Middletown: 42/100
Ballenger Creek is 6 points higher.
Ballenger Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Middletown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Ballenger Creek: 42/100 · Middletown: 42/100
No gap.
Ballenger Creek: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Middletown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.