City vs city
Ellicott City vs Sykesville, MD
Ellicott City currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sykesville, 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
Ellicott City: 33/100 · Sykesville: 28/100
Ellicott City is 5 points higher.
Flood
Ellicott City: 22/100 · Sykesville: 22/100
No gap.
Ellicott City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Sykesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ellicott City: 21/100 · Sykesville: 21/100
No gap.
Ellicott City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sykesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ellicott City: 38/100 · Sykesville: 36/100
Ellicott City is 2 points higher.
Ellicott City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sykesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ellicott City: 15/100 · Sykesville: 12/100
Ellicott City is 3 points higher.
Ellicott City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sykesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ellicott City: 58/100 · Sykesville: 32/100
Ellicott City is 26 points higher.
Ellicott City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sykesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ellicott City: Unavailable · Sykesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ellicott City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sykesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ellicott City: 38/100 · Sykesville: 30/100
Ellicott City is 8 points higher.
Ellicott City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sykesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ellicott City: 42/100 · Sykesville: 43/100
Sykesville is 1 points higher.
Ellicott City: 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.