City vs city
Fort Ritchie vs Thurmont, MD
Fort Ritchie currently scores 7 points higher overall than Thurmont, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Fort Ritchie: 33/100 · Thurmont: 26/100
Fort Ritchie is 7 points higher.
Flood
Fort Ritchie: 59/100 · Thurmont: 22/100
Fort Ritchie is 37 points higher.
Fort Ritchie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Thurmont: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Ritchie: 20/100 · Thurmont: 20/100
No gap.
Fort Ritchie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thurmont: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Ritchie: 23/100 · Thurmont: 22/100
Fort Ritchie is 1 points higher.
Fort Ritchie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thurmont: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Ritchie: 12/100 · Thurmont: 19/100
Thurmont is 7 points higher.
Fort Ritchie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thurmont: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Ritchie: 26/100 · Thurmont: 7/100
Fort Ritchie is 19 points higher.
Fort Ritchie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thurmont: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Ritchie: Unavailable · Thurmont: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Ritchie: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thurmont: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Ritchie: 49/100 · Thurmont: 48/100
Fort Ritchie is 1 points higher.
Fort Ritchie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thurmont: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Ritchie: 42/100 · Thurmont: 42/100
No gap.
Fort Ritchie: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Thurmont: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.