City vs city
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills vs Frederick, MD
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills currently scores 4 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 39/100 · Frederick: 35/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 4 points higher.
Flood
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 22/100 · Frederick: 20/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 2 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Frederick: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 20/100 · Frederick: 20/100
No gap.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Frederick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 19/100 · Frederick: 26/100
Frederick is 7 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Frederick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 19/100 · Frederick: 15/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 4 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Frederick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 100/100 · Frederick: 74/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 26 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Frederick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Unavailable · Frederick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Frederick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 53/100 · Frederick: 47/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 6 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Frederick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 42/100 · Frederick: 42/100
No gap.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Frederick: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.