City vs city
Baltimore vs Braddock Heights, MD
Baltimore currently scores 7 points higher overall than Braddock Heights, 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 · Braddock Heights: 35/100
Baltimore is 7 points higher.
Flood
Baltimore: 27/100 · Braddock Heights: 20/100
Baltimore is 7 points higher.
Baltimore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Braddock Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baltimore: 21/100 · Braddock Heights: 20/100
Baltimore is 1 points higher.
Baltimore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Braddock Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baltimore: 40/100 · Braddock Heights: 26/100
Baltimore is 14 points higher.
Baltimore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Braddock Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baltimore: 35/100 · Braddock Heights: 15/100
Baltimore is 20 points higher.
Baltimore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Braddock Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baltimore: 89/100 · Braddock Heights: 74/100
Baltimore is 15 points higher.
Baltimore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Braddock Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baltimore: 47/100 · Braddock Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baltimore: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Braddock Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baltimore: 34/100 · Braddock Heights: 47/100
Braddock Heights is 13 points higher.
Baltimore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Braddock Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baltimore: 43/100 · Braddock Heights: 42/100
Baltimore is 1 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.
Braddock Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.