City vs city
Betterton vs Hagerstown, MD
Betterton currently scores 7 points higher overall than Hagerstown, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Betterton: 35/100 · Hagerstown: 28/100
Betterton is 7 points higher.
Flood
Betterton: 23/100 · Hagerstown: 25/100
Hagerstown is 2 points higher.
Betterton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Hagerstown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Betterton: 22/100 · Hagerstown: 20/100
Betterton is 2 points higher.
Betterton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hagerstown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Betterton: 39/100 · Hagerstown: 20/100
Betterton is 19 points higher.
Betterton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hagerstown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Betterton: 4/100 · Hagerstown: 8/100
Hagerstown is 4 points higher.
Betterton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hagerstown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Betterton: 11/100 · Hagerstown: 28/100
Hagerstown is 17 points higher.
Betterton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hagerstown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Betterton: 97/100 · Hagerstown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Betterton: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Hagerstown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Betterton: 39/100 · Hagerstown: 51/100
Hagerstown is 12 points higher.
Betterton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hagerstown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Betterton: 41/100 · Hagerstown: 42/100
Hagerstown is 1 points higher.
Betterton: 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.