City vs city
Hagerstown vs North Kensington, MD
North Kensington currently scores 10 points higher overall than Hagerstown, 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
Hagerstown: 28/100 · North Kensington: 38/100
North Kensington is 10 points higher.
Flood
Hagerstown: 25/100 · North Kensington: 0/100
Hagerstown is 25 points higher.
Hagerstown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
North Kensington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hagerstown: 20/100 · North Kensington: 21/100
North Kensington is 1 points higher.
Hagerstown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Kensington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hagerstown: 20/100 · North Kensington: 38/100
North Kensington is 18 points higher.
Hagerstown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Kensington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hagerstown: 8/100 · North Kensington: 27/100
North Kensington is 19 points higher.
Hagerstown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Kensington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hagerstown: 28/100 · North Kensington: 100/100
North Kensington is 72 points higher.
Hagerstown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Kensington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hagerstown: Unavailable · North Kensington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hagerstown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Kensington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hagerstown: 51/100 · North Kensington: 37/100
Hagerstown is 14 points higher.
Hagerstown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Kensington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hagerstown: 42/100 · North Kensington: 45/100
North Kensington is 3 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.
North Kensington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.