City vs city
Ashton vs Essex, MD
Essex currently scores 7 points higher overall than Ashton, 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: 34/100 · Essex: 41/100
Essex is 7 points higher.
Flood
Ashton: 24/100 · Essex: 25/100
Essex is 1 points higher.
Ashton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Essex: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ashton: 21/100 · Essex: 21/100
No gap.
Ashton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Essex: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ashton: 37/100 · Essex: 39/100
Essex is 2 points higher.
Ashton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Essex: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ashton: 12/100 · Essex: 15/100
Essex is 3 points higher.
Ashton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ashton: 63/100 · Essex: 86/100
Essex is 23 points higher.
Ashton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ashton: Unavailable · Essex: 78/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ashton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Essex: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Ashton: 40/100 · Essex: 28/100
Ashton is 12 points higher.
Ashton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Essex: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ashton: 43/100 · Essex: 39/100
Ashton is 4 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.
Essex: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.