City vs city
Arbutus vs Germantown, MD
Arbutus currently scores 4 points higher overall than Germantown, 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
Arbutus: 42/100 · Germantown: 38/100
Arbutus is 4 points higher.
Flood
Arbutus: 27/100 · Germantown: 24/100
Arbutus is 3 points higher.
Arbutus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arbutus: 21/100 · Germantown: 20/100
Arbutus is 1 points higher.
Arbutus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arbutus: 40/100 · Germantown: 35/100
Arbutus is 5 points higher.
Arbutus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arbutus: 35/100 · Germantown: 23/100
Arbutus is 12 points higher.
Arbutus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arbutus: 89/100 · Germantown: 77/100
Arbutus is 12 points higher.
Arbutus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arbutus: 47/100 · Germantown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arbutus: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arbutus: 34/100 · Germantown: 41/100
Germantown is 7 points higher.
Arbutus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Arbutus: 43/100 · Germantown: 43/100
No gap.
Arbutus: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Germantown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.