City vs city
Thurmont vs Walkersville, MD
Walkersville currently scores 2 points higher overall than Thurmont, 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
Thurmont: 26/100 · Walkersville: 28/100
Walkersville is 2 points higher.
Flood
Thurmont: 22/100 · Walkersville: 29/100
Walkersville is 7 points higher.
Thurmont: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Walkersville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Thurmont: 20/100 · Walkersville: 20/100
No gap.
Thurmont: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Walkersville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Thurmont: 22/100 · Walkersville: 28/100
Walkersville is 6 points higher.
Thurmont: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Walkersville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Thurmont: 19/100 · Walkersville: 15/100
Thurmont is 4 points higher.
Thurmont: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walkersville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Thurmont: 7/100 · Walkersville: 20/100
Walkersville is 13 points higher.
Thurmont: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walkersville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Thurmont: Unavailable · Walkersville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Thurmont: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Walkersville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Thurmont: 48/100 · Walkersville: 45/100
Thurmont is 3 points higher.
Thurmont: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Walkersville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Thurmont: 42/100 · Walkersville: 42/100
No gap.
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.
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.