City vs city
Taneytown vs Walkersville, MD
Walkersville currently scores 4 points higher overall than Taneytown, 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
Taneytown: 24/100 · Walkersville: 28/100
Walkersville is 4 points higher.
Flood
Taneytown: 21/100 · Walkersville: 29/100
Walkersville is 8 points higher.
Taneytown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Walkersville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Taneytown: 20/100 · Walkersville: 20/100
No gap.
Taneytown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Walkersville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Taneytown: 28/100 · Walkersville: 28/100
No gap.
Taneytown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Walkersville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Taneytown: 4/100 · Walkersville: 15/100
Walkersville is 11 points higher.
Taneytown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walkersville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Taneytown: 16/100 · Walkersville: 20/100
Walkersville is 4 points higher.
Taneytown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walkersville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Taneytown: Unavailable · Walkersville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Taneytown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Walkersville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Taneytown: 40/100 · Walkersville: 45/100
Walkersville is 5 points higher.
Taneytown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Walkersville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Taneytown: 42/100 · Walkersville: 42/100
No gap.
Taneytown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Walkersville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.