City vs city
Hagerstown vs Hillcrest Heights, MD
Hillcrest Heights currently scores 13 points higher overall than Hagerstown, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Hagerstown: 28/100 · Hillcrest Heights: 41/100
Hillcrest Heights is 13 points higher.
Flood
Hagerstown: 25/100 · Hillcrest Heights: 14/100
Hagerstown is 11 points higher.
Hagerstown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Hillcrest Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hagerstown: 20/100 · Hillcrest Heights: 21/100
Hillcrest Heights is 1 points higher.
Hagerstown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hillcrest Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hagerstown: 20/100 · Hillcrest Heights: 40/100
Hillcrest Heights is 20 points higher.
Hagerstown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hillcrest Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hagerstown: 8/100 · Hillcrest Heights: 31/100
Hillcrest Heights is 23 points higher.
Hagerstown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillcrest Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hagerstown: 28/100 · Hillcrest Heights: 37/100
Hillcrest Heights is 9 points higher.
Hagerstown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillcrest Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hagerstown: Unavailable · Hillcrest Heights: 93/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hagerstown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hillcrest Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Hagerstown: 51/100 · Hillcrest Heights: 48/100
Hagerstown is 3 points higher.
Hagerstown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hillcrest Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hagerstown: 42/100 · Hillcrest Heights: 47/100
Hillcrest Heights is 5 points higher.
Hagerstown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hillcrest Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.