City vs city
Ashton vs South Kensington, MD
South Kensington currently scores 4 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 · South Kensington: 38/100
South Kensington is 4 points higher.
Flood
Ashton: 24/100 · South Kensington: 0/100
Ashton is 24 points higher.
Ashton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
South Kensington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ashton: 21/100 · South Kensington: 21/100
No gap.
Ashton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Kensington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ashton: 37/100 · South Kensington: 38/100
South Kensington is 1 points higher.
Ashton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Kensington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ashton: 12/100 · South Kensington: 27/100
South Kensington is 15 points higher.
Ashton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Kensington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ashton: 63/100 · South Kensington: 100/100
South Kensington is 37 points higher.
Ashton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Kensington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ashton: Unavailable · South Kensington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ashton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Kensington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ashton: 40/100 · South Kensington: 37/100
Ashton is 3 points higher.
Ashton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Kensington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ashton: 43/100 · South Kensington: 45/100
South Kensington is 2 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.
South Kensington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.