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Baltimore vs Kensington, MD

Baltimore currently scores 2 points higher overall than Kensington, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Baltimore

42/100

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Kensington

40/100

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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 · Kensington: 40/100

Baltimore is 2 points higher.

Flood

Baltimore: 27/100 · Kensington: 0/100

Baltimore is 27 points higher.

Baltimore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Kensington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Baltimore: 21/100 · Kensington: 20/100

Baltimore is 1 points higher.

Baltimore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Kensington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Baltimore: 40/100 · Kensington: 37/100

Baltimore is 3 points higher.

Baltimore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Kensington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Baltimore: 35/100 · Kensington: 0/100

Baltimore is 35 points higher.

Baltimore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kensington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Baltimore: 89/100 · Kensington: 100/100

Kensington is 11 points higher.

Baltimore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kensington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Baltimore: 47/100 · Kensington: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Baltimore: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Kensington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Baltimore: 34/100 · Kensington: 36/100

Kensington is 2 points higher.

Baltimore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Kensington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Baltimore: 43/100 · Kensington: 44/100

Kensington 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.

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.