City vs city
Chester vs Frederick, MD
Frederick currently scores 4 points higher overall than Chester, 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
Chester: 31/100 · Frederick: 35/100
Frederick is 4 points higher.
Flood
Chester: 43/100 · Frederick: 20/100
Chester is 23 points higher.
Chester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Frederick: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chester: 22/100 · Frederick: 20/100
Chester is 2 points higher.
Chester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Frederick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chester: 34/100 · Frederick: 26/100
Chester is 8 points higher.
Chester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Frederick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chester: 15/100 · Frederick: 15/100
No gap.
Chester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Frederick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chester: 1/100 · Frederick: 74/100
Frederick is 73 points higher.
Chester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Frederick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chester: 89/100 · Frederick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chester: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Frederick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chester: 5/100 · Frederick: 47/100
Frederick is 42 points higher.
Chester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Frederick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chester: 40/100 · Frederick: 42/100
Frederick is 2 points higher.
Chester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Frederick: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.