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Highest risk cities in Maryland

Highest flood risk cities in Maryland

Ranked city list for flood-prone areas, based on 532/532 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Flood score

33/100

Updated Sun, Sep 27, 1:37 AM.

532/532 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by flood score from 532 evaluated locations.

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#1

Fishing Creek, MD

49 points above the state reference

82/100

#2

Downsville, MD

47 points above the state reference

80/100

#3

Williamsport, MD

47 points above the state reference

80/100

#4

Emmitsburg, MD

38 points above the state reference

71/100

#5

Ocean City, MD

36 points above the state reference

69/100

#6

Romancoke, MD

36 points above the state reference

69/100

#7

Stevensville, MD

36 points above the state reference

69/100

#8

Madison, MD

34 points above the state reference

67/100

#9

Elliott, MD

32 points above the state reference

65/100

#10

Hancock, MD

31 points above the state reference

64/100

#11

Oldtown, MD

31 points above the state reference

64/100

#12

Dames Quarter, MD

28 points above the state reference

61/100

#13

Fairmount, MD

28 points above the state reference

61/100

#14

Reid, MD

28 points above the state reference

61/100

#15

Fort Ritchie, MD

26 points above the state reference

59/100

#16

Kitzmiller, MD

26 points above the state reference

59/100

#17

Ringgold, MD

26 points above the state reference

59/100

#18

Vienna, MD

26 points above the state reference

59/100

#19

Jesterville, MD

25 points above the state reference

58/100

#20

Nanticoke, MD

25 points above the state reference

58/100

#21

Middleburg, MD

22 points above the state reference

55/100

#22

Bivalve, MD

21 points above the state reference

54/100

#23

Fairview, MD

21 points above the state reference

54/100

#24

Tyaskin, MD

21 points above the state reference

54/100

#25

Highfield-Cascade, MD

20 points above the state reference

53/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across532/532 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.