City vs city
Accokeek vs Potomac Heights, MD
Potomac Heights currently scores 7 points higher overall than Accokeek, 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
Accokeek: 28/100 · Potomac Heights: 35/100
Potomac Heights is 7 points higher.
Flood
Accokeek: 0/100 · Potomac Heights: 29/100
Potomac Heights is 29 points higher.
Accokeek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Potomac Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Accokeek: 21/100 · Potomac Heights: 21/100
No gap.
Accokeek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Potomac Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Accokeek: 41/100 · Potomac Heights: 42/100
Potomac Heights is 1 points higher.
Accokeek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Potomac Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Accokeek: 15/100 · Potomac Heights: 50/100
Potomac Heights is 35 points higher.
Accokeek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Potomac Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Accokeek: 42/100 · Potomac Heights: 15/100
Accokeek is 27 points higher.
Accokeek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Potomac Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Accokeek: Unavailable · Potomac Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Accokeek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Potomac Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Accokeek: 36/100 · Potomac Heights: 46/100
Potomac Heights is 10 points higher.
Accokeek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Potomac Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Accokeek: 42/100 · Potomac Heights: 41/100
Accokeek is 1 points higher.
Accokeek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Potomac Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.