City vs city
Ashton vs Fort Washington, MD
Fort Washington currently scores 9 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 · Fort Washington: 43/100
Fort Washington is 9 points higher.
Flood
Ashton: 24/100 · Fort Washington: 16/100
Ashton is 8 points higher.
Ashton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Fort Washington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ashton: 21/100 · Fort Washington: 21/100
No gap.
Ashton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Washington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ashton: 37/100 · Fort Washington: 40/100
Fort Washington is 3 points higher.
Ashton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Washington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ashton: 12/100 · Fort Washington: 31/100
Fort Washington is 19 points higher.
Ashton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Washington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ashton: 63/100 · Fort Washington: 55/100
Ashton is 8 points higher.
Ashton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Washington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ashton: Unavailable · Fort Washington: 87/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ashton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Washington: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Ashton: 40/100 · Fort Washington: 49/100
Fort Washington is 9 points higher.
Ashton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Washington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ashton: 43/100 · Fort Washington: 42/100
Ashton 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.
Fort Washington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.