City vs city
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills vs Smithsburg, MD
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills currently scores 11 points higher overall than Smithsburg, 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 · Smithsburg: 28/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 11 points higher.
Flood
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 22/100 · Smithsburg: 20/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 2 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Smithsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 20/100 · Smithsburg: 20/100
No gap.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Smithsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 19/100 · Smithsburg: 21/100
Smithsburg is 2 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Smithsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 19/100 · Smithsburg: 4/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 15 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smithsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 100/100 · Smithsburg: 40/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 60 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smithsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Unavailable · Smithsburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Smithsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 53/100 · Smithsburg: 51/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 2 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Smithsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 42/100 · Smithsburg: 42/100
No gap.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Smithsburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.