City vs city
Baltimore vs Forest Heights, MD
Baltimore currently scores 7 points higher overall than Forest Heights, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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 · Forest Heights: 35/100
Baltimore is 7 points higher.
Flood
Baltimore: 27/100 · Forest Heights: 12/100
Baltimore is 15 points higher.
Baltimore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Forest Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baltimore: 21/100 · Forest Heights: 21/100
No gap.
Baltimore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Forest Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baltimore: 40/100 · Forest Heights: 40/100
No gap.
Baltimore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Forest Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baltimore: 35/100 · Forest Heights: 15/100
Baltimore is 20 points higher.
Baltimore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baltimore: 89/100 · Forest Heights: 83/100
Baltimore is 6 points higher.
Baltimore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baltimore: 47/100 · Forest Heights: 17/100
Baltimore is 30 points higher.
Baltimore: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Forest Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Baltimore: 34/100 · Forest Heights: 47/100
Forest Heights is 13 points higher.
Baltimore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Forest Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baltimore: 43/100 · Forest Heights: 47/100
Forest Heights is 4 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.
Forest 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.