City vs city
Fishing Creek vs Frederick, MD
Fishing Creek currently scores 3 points higher overall than Frederick, 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
Fishing Creek: 38/100 · Frederick: 35/100
Fishing Creek is 3 points higher.
Flood
Fishing Creek: 82/100 · Frederick: 20/100
Fishing Creek is 62 points higher.
Fishing Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Frederick: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fishing Creek: 23/100 · Frederick: 20/100
Fishing Creek is 3 points higher.
Fishing Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Frederick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fishing Creek: 32/100 · Frederick: 26/100
Fishing Creek is 6 points higher.
Fishing Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Frederick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fishing Creek: 0/100 · Frederick: 15/100
Frederick is 15 points higher.
Fishing Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Frederick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fishing Creek: 1/100 · Frederick: 74/100
Frederick is 73 points higher.
Fishing Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Frederick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fishing Creek: 85/100 · Frederick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fishing Creek: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Frederick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fishing Creek: 5/100 · Frederick: 47/100
Frederick is 42 points higher.
Fishing Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Frederick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fishing Creek: 40/100 · Frederick: 42/100
Frederick is 2 points higher.
Fishing Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Frederick: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.