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Frederick vs Pasadena, MD

Frederick currently scores 1 points higher overall than Pasadena, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Frederick

35/100

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Pasadena

34/100

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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

Frederick: 35/100 · Pasadena: 34/100

Frederick is 1 points higher.

Flood

Frederick: 20/100 · Pasadena: 22/100

Pasadena is 2 points higher.

Frederick: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Pasadena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Frederick: 20/100 · Pasadena: 21/100

Pasadena is 1 points higher.

Frederick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Pasadena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Frederick: 26/100 · Pasadena: 39/100

Pasadena is 13 points higher.

Frederick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Pasadena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Frederick: 15/100 · Pasadena: 8/100

Frederick is 7 points higher.

Frederick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pasadena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Frederick: 74/100 · Pasadena: 44/100

Frederick is 30 points higher.

Frederick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pasadena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Frederick: Unavailable · Pasadena: 92/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Frederick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Pasadena: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Frederick: 47/100 · Pasadena: 3/100

Frederick is 44 points higher.

Frederick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Pasadena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Frederick: 42/100 · Pasadena: 42/100

No gap.

Frederick: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Pasadena: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.