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Baltimore vs National Harbor, MD

National Harbor currently scores 9 points higher overall than Baltimore, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Baltimore

34/100

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National Harbor

43/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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: 34/100 · National Harbor: 43/100

National Harbor is 9 points higher.

Flood

Baltimore: 19/100 · National Harbor: 16/100

Baltimore is 3 points higher.

Baltimore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

National Harbor: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Baltimore: 21/100 · National Harbor: 21/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Baltimore: 40/100 · National Harbor: 40/100

No gap.

Baltimore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

National Harbor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Baltimore: 0/100 · National Harbor: 31/100

National Harbor is 31 points higher.

Baltimore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

National Harbor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Baltimore: 44/100 · National Harbor: 55/100

National Harbor is 11 points higher.

Baltimore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

National Harbor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Baltimore: Unavailable · National Harbor: 87/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Baltimore: 37/100 · National Harbor: 49/100

National Harbor is 12 points higher.

Baltimore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

National Harbor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Baltimore: 43/100 · National Harbor: 42/100

Baltimore is 1 points higher.

Baltimore: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

National Harbor: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.