City vs city
Cambridge vs Fishing Creek, MD
Fishing Creek currently scores 3 points higher overall than Cambridge, 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
Cambridge: 35/100 · Fishing Creek: 38/100
Fishing Creek is 3 points higher.
Flood
Cambridge: 30/100 · Fishing Creek: 82/100
Fishing Creek is 52 points higher.
Cambridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Fishing Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cambridge: 23/100 · Fishing Creek: 23/100
No gap.
Cambridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fishing Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cambridge: 25/100 · Fishing Creek: 32/100
Fishing Creek is 7 points higher.
Cambridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fishing Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cambridge: 8/100 · Fishing Creek: 0/100
Cambridge is 8 points higher.
Cambridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fishing Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cambridge: 26/100 · Fishing Creek: 1/100
Cambridge is 25 points higher.
Cambridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fishing Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cambridge: 87/100 · Fishing Creek: 85/100
Cambridge is 2 points higher.
Cambridge: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Fishing Creek: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cambridge: 39/100 · Fishing Creek: 5/100
Cambridge is 34 points higher.
Cambridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fishing Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cambridge: 40/100 · Fishing Creek: 40/100
No gap.
Cambridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fishing 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.