City vs city
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills vs St. James, MD
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills currently scores 13 points higher overall than St. James, 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
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 39/100 · St. James: 26/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 13 points higher.
Flood
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 22/100 · St. James: 22/100
No gap.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
St. James: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 20/100 · St. James: 20/100
No gap.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
St. James: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 19/100 · St. James: 21/100
St. James is 2 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
St. James: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 19/100 · St. James: 8/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 11 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. James: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 100/100 · St. James: 14/100
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is 86 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. James: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Unavailable · St. James: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
St. James: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 53/100 · St. James: 56/100
St. James is 3 points higher.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
St. James: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 42/100 · St. James: 42/100
No gap.
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
St. James: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.