City vs city
Hagerstown vs Ilchester, MD
Ilchester currently scores 2 points higher overall than Hagerstown, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 · Ilchester: 30/100
Ilchester is 2 points higher.
Flood
Hagerstown: 25/100 · Ilchester: 24/100
Hagerstown is 1 points higher.
Hagerstown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Ilchester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hagerstown: 20/100 · Ilchester: 21/100
Ilchester is 1 points higher.
Hagerstown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ilchester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hagerstown: 20/100 · Ilchester: 39/100
Ilchester is 19 points higher.
Hagerstown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ilchester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hagerstown: 8/100 · Ilchester: 8/100
No gap.
Hagerstown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ilchester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hagerstown: 28/100 · Ilchester: 37/100
Ilchester is 9 points higher.
Hagerstown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ilchester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hagerstown: Unavailable · Ilchester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hagerstown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ilchester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hagerstown: 51/100 · Ilchester: 38/100
Hagerstown is 13 points higher.
Hagerstown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ilchester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hagerstown: 42/100 · Ilchester: 42/100
No gap.
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.
Ilchester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.