City vs city
Ashton vs Bladensburg, MD
Bladensburg currently scores 5 points higher overall than Ashton, 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
Ashton: 34/100 · Bladensburg: 39/100
Bladensburg is 5 points higher.
Flood
Ashton: 24/100 · Bladensburg: 27/100
Bladensburg is 3 points higher.
Ashton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Bladensburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ashton: 21/100 · Bladensburg: 21/100
No gap.
Ashton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Bladensburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ashton: 37/100 · Bladensburg: 39/100
Bladensburg is 2 points higher.
Ashton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Bladensburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ashton: 12/100 · Bladensburg: 38/100
Bladensburg is 26 points higher.
Ashton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bladensburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ashton: 63/100 · Bladensburg: 63/100
No gap.
Ashton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bladensburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ashton: Unavailable · Bladensburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ashton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Bladensburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ashton: 40/100 · Bladensburg: 38/100
Ashton is 2 points higher.
Ashton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Bladensburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ashton: 43/100 · Bladensburg: 44/100
Bladensburg is 1 points higher.
Ashton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Bladensburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.