City vs city
Mount Airy vs Sykesville, MD
Mount Airy currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sykesville, 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
Mount Airy: 33/100 · Sykesville: 28/100
Mount Airy is 5 points higher.
Flood
Mount Airy: 20/100 · Sykesville: 22/100
Sykesville is 2 points higher.
Mount Airy: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Sykesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mount Airy: 21/100 · Sykesville: 21/100
No gap.
Mount Airy: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sykesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mount Airy: 33/100 · Sykesville: 36/100
Sykesville is 3 points higher.
Mount Airy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sykesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mount Airy: 31/100 · Sykesville: 12/100
Mount Airy is 19 points higher.
Mount Airy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sykesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mount Airy: 46/100 · Sykesville: 32/100
Mount Airy is 14 points higher.
Mount Airy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sykesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mount Airy: Unavailable · Sykesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mount Airy: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sykesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mount Airy: 39/100 · Sykesville: 30/100
Mount Airy is 9 points higher.
Mount Airy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sykesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mount Airy: 43/100 · Sykesville: 43/100
No gap.
Mount Airy: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sykesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.