City vs city
Ashton vs Riverside, MD
Riverside currently scores 1 points higher overall than Ashton, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Riverside: 35/100
Riverside is 1 points higher.
Flood
Ashton: 24/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 8 points higher.
Ashton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ashton: 21/100 · Riverside: 22/100
Riverside is 1 points higher.
Ashton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ashton: 37/100 · Riverside: 40/100
Riverside is 3 points higher.
Ashton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ashton: 12/100 · Riverside: 8/100
Ashton is 4 points higher.
Ashton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ashton: 63/100 · Riverside: 37/100
Ashton is 26 points higher.
Ashton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ashton: Unavailable · Riverside: 94/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ashton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Riverside: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Ashton: 40/100 · Riverside: 10/100
Ashton is 30 points higher.
Ashton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ashton: 43/100 · Riverside: 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.
Riverside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.