City vs city

District Heights vs Frederick, MD

Frederick currently scores 2 points higher overall than District Heights, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

District Heights

33/100

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Frederick

35/100

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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

District Heights: 33/100 · Frederick: 35/100

Frederick is 2 points higher.

Flood

District Heights: 18/100 · Frederick: 20/100

Frederick is 2 points higher.

District Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Frederick: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

District Heights: 21/100 · Frederick: 20/100

District Heights is 1 points higher.

District Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Frederick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

District Heights: 40/100 · Frederick: 26/100

District Heights is 14 points higher.

District Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Frederick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

District Heights: 27/100 · Frederick: 15/100

District Heights is 12 points higher.

District Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Frederick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

District Heights: 33/100 · Frederick: 74/100

Frederick is 41 points higher.

District Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Frederick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

District Heights: Unavailable · Frederick: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

District Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Frederick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

District Heights: 47/100 · Frederick: 47/100

No gap.

District Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Frederick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

District Heights: 44/100 · Frederick: 42/100

District Heights is 2 points higher.

District Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Frederick: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.