City vs city
Damascus vs Mount Airy, MD
Damascus and Mount Airy are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Damascus: 33/100 · Mount Airy: 33/100
No gap.
Flood
Damascus: 21/100 · Mount Airy: 20/100
Damascus is 1 points higher.
Damascus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Mount Airy: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Damascus: 21/100 · Mount Airy: 21/100
No gap.
Damascus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mount Airy: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Damascus: 34/100 · Mount Airy: 33/100
Damascus is 1 points higher.
Damascus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mount Airy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Damascus: 4/100 · Mount Airy: 31/100
Mount Airy is 27 points higher.
Damascus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Airy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Damascus: 76/100 · Mount Airy: 46/100
Damascus is 30 points higher.
Damascus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Airy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Damascus: Unavailable · Mount Airy: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Damascus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mount Airy: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Damascus: 32/100 · Mount Airy: 39/100
Mount Airy is 7 points higher.
Damascus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mount Airy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Damascus: 43/100 · Mount Airy: 43/100
No gap.
Damascus: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mount Airy: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.