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Frederick vs Salisbury, MD

Frederick currently scores 8 points higher overall than Salisbury, with the largest gap in hail.

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Frederick

35/100

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Salisbury

27/100

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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 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

Frederick: 35/100 · Salisbury: 27/100

Frederick is 8 points higher.

Flood

Frederick: 20/100 · Salisbury: 20/100

No gap.

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

Salisbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Frederick: 20/100 · Salisbury: 27/100

Salisbury is 7 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Frederick: 26/100 · Salisbury: 21/100

Frederick is 5 points higher.

Frederick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Salisbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Frederick: 15/100 · Salisbury: 4/100

Frederick is 11 points higher.

Frederick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salisbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Frederick: 74/100 · Salisbury: 41/100

Frederick is 33 points higher.

Frederick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salisbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Frederick: Unavailable · Salisbury: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Frederick: 47/100 · Salisbury: 48/100

Salisbury is 1 points higher.

Frederick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Salisbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Frederick: 42/100 · Salisbury: 30/100

Frederick is 12 points higher.

Frederick: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Salisbury: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.