City vs city
Highfield-Cascade vs Thurmont, MD
Highfield-Cascade currently scores 4 points higher overall than Thurmont, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Highfield-Cascade: 30/100 · Thurmont: 26/100
Highfield-Cascade is 4 points higher.
Flood
Highfield-Cascade: 53/100 · Thurmont: 22/100
Highfield-Cascade is 31 points higher.
Highfield-Cascade: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Thurmont: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highfield-Cascade: 20/100 · Thurmont: 20/100
No gap.
Highfield-Cascade: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Thurmont: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highfield-Cascade: 24/100 · Thurmont: 22/100
Highfield-Cascade is 2 points higher.
Highfield-Cascade: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Thurmont: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highfield-Cascade: 8/100 · Thurmont: 19/100
Thurmont is 11 points higher.
Highfield-Cascade: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thurmont: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highfield-Cascade: 17/100 · Thurmont: 7/100
Highfield-Cascade is 10 points higher.
Highfield-Cascade: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Thurmont: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highfield-Cascade: Unavailable · Thurmont: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highfield-Cascade: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Thurmont: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highfield-Cascade: 47/100 · Thurmont: 48/100
Thurmont is 1 points higher.
Highfield-Cascade: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Thurmont: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highfield-Cascade: 42/100 · Thurmont: 42/100
No gap.
Highfield-Cascade: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Thurmont: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.