City vs city
Hedgesville vs Shepherdstown, WV
Shepherdstown currently scores 2 points higher overall than Hedgesville, 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
Hedgesville: 35/100 · Shepherdstown: 37/100
Shepherdstown is 2 points higher.
Flood
Hedgesville: 64/100 · Shepherdstown: 80/100
Shepherdstown is 16 points higher.
Hedgesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Shepherdstown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hedgesville: 19/100 · Shepherdstown: 20/100
Shepherdstown is 1 points higher.
Hedgesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shepherdstown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hedgesville: 18/100 · Shepherdstown: 21/100
Shepherdstown is 3 points higher.
Hedgesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shepherdstown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hedgesville: 8/100 · Shepherdstown: 12/100
Shepherdstown is 4 points higher.
Hedgesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shepherdstown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hedgesville: 41/100 · Shepherdstown: 27/100
Hedgesville is 14 points higher.
Hedgesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shepherdstown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hedgesville: Unavailable · Shepherdstown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hedgesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shepherdstown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hedgesville: 50/100 · Shepherdstown: 59/100
Shepherdstown is 9 points higher.
Hedgesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shepherdstown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hedgesville: 42/100 · Shepherdstown: 42/100
No gap.
Hedgesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Shepherdstown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.