City vs city
Baltimore vs Bethesda, MD
Baltimore currently scores 3 points higher overall than Bethesda, 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
Baltimore: 42/100 · Bethesda: 39/100
Baltimore is 3 points higher.
Flood
Baltimore: 27/100 · Bethesda: 12/100
Baltimore is 15 points higher.
Baltimore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Bethesda: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baltimore: 21/100 · Bethesda: 20/100
Baltimore is 1 points higher.
Baltimore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Bethesda: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baltimore: 40/100 · Bethesda: 38/100
Baltimore is 2 points higher.
Baltimore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Bethesda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baltimore: 35/100 · Bethesda: 0/100
Baltimore is 35 points higher.
Baltimore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bethesda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baltimore: 89/100 · Bethesda: 75/100
Baltimore is 14 points higher.
Baltimore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bethesda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baltimore: 47/100 · Bethesda: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baltimore: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Bethesda: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baltimore: 34/100 · Bethesda: 42/100
Bethesda is 8 points higher.
Baltimore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Bethesda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baltimore: 43/100 · Bethesda: 45/100
Bethesda is 2 points higher.
Baltimore: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Bethesda: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.