City vs city
Ashton-Sandy Spring vs Burtonsville, MD
Ashton-Sandy Spring currently scores 2 points higher overall than Burtonsville, 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
Ashton-Sandy Spring: 34/100 · Burtonsville: 32/100
Ashton-Sandy Spring is 2 points higher.
Flood
Ashton-Sandy Spring: 24/100 · Burtonsville: 21/100
Ashton-Sandy Spring is 3 points higher.
Ashton-Sandy Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Burtonsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ashton-Sandy Spring: 21/100 · Burtonsville: 21/100
No gap.
Ashton-Sandy Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Burtonsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ashton-Sandy Spring: 37/100 · Burtonsville: 38/100
Burtonsville is 1 points higher.
Ashton-Sandy Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Burtonsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ashton-Sandy Spring: 12/100 · Burtonsville: 8/100
Ashton-Sandy Spring is 4 points higher.
Ashton-Sandy Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Burtonsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ashton-Sandy Spring: 63/100 · Burtonsville: 52/100
Ashton-Sandy Spring is 11 points higher.
Ashton-Sandy Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Burtonsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ashton-Sandy Spring: Unavailable · Burtonsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ashton-Sandy Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Burtonsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ashton-Sandy Spring: 40/100 · Burtonsville: 41/100
Burtonsville is 1 points higher.
Ashton-Sandy Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Burtonsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ashton-Sandy Spring: 43/100 · Burtonsville: 42/100
Ashton-Sandy Spring is 1 points higher.
Ashton-Sandy Spring: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Burtonsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.