City vs city
Eldersburg vs Westminster, MD
Eldersburg currently scores 2 points higher overall than Westminster, 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 · Westminster: 27/100
Eldersburg is 2 points higher.
Flood
Eldersburg: 24/100 · Westminster: 22/100
Eldersburg is 2 points higher.
Eldersburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Westminster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Eldersburg: 21/100 · Westminster: 20/100
Eldersburg is 1 points higher.
Eldersburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Westminster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Eldersburg: 35/100 · Westminster: 32/100
Eldersburg is 3 points higher.
Eldersburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Westminster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Eldersburg: 35/100 · Westminster: 12/100
Eldersburg is 23 points higher.
Eldersburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westminster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Eldersburg: 11/100 · Westminster: 22/100
Westminster is 11 points higher.
Eldersburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westminster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Eldersburg: Unavailable · Westminster: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Eldersburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Westminster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Eldersburg: 37/100 · Westminster: 38/100
Westminster is 1 points higher.
Eldersburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Westminster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Eldersburg: 43/100 · Westminster: 42/100
Eldersburg is 1 points higher.
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.
Westminster: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.