City vs city
Eldersburg vs Sykesville, MD
Eldersburg currently scores 1 points higher overall than Sykesville, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Eldersburg: 29/100 · Sykesville: 28/100
Eldersburg is 1 points higher.
Flood
Eldersburg: 24/100 · Sykesville: 22/100
Eldersburg is 2 points higher.
Eldersburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Sykesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Eldersburg: 21/100 · Sykesville: 21/100
No gap.
Eldersburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sykesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Eldersburg: 35/100 · Sykesville: 36/100
Sykesville is 1 points higher.
Eldersburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sykesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Eldersburg: 35/100 · Sykesville: 12/100
Eldersburg is 23 points higher.
Eldersburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sykesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Eldersburg: 11/100 · Sykesville: 32/100
Sykesville is 21 points higher.
Eldersburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sykesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Eldersburg: Unavailable · Sykesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Eldersburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sykesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Eldersburg: 37/100 · Sykesville: 30/100
Eldersburg is 7 points higher.
Eldersburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sykesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Eldersburg: 43/100 · Sykesville: 43/100
No gap.
Eldersburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sykesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.