City vs city
Baltimore vs North Potomac, MD
Baltimore currently scores 12 points higher overall than North Potomac, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · North Potomac: 30/100
Baltimore is 12 points higher.
Flood
Baltimore: 27/100 · North Potomac: 4/100
Baltimore is 23 points higher.
Baltimore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
North Potomac: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baltimore: 21/100 · North Potomac: 20/100
Baltimore is 1 points higher.
Baltimore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Potomac: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baltimore: 40/100 · North Potomac: 37/100
Baltimore is 3 points higher.
Baltimore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Potomac: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baltimore: 35/100 · North Potomac: 8/100
Baltimore is 27 points higher.
Baltimore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Potomac: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baltimore: 89/100 · North Potomac: 56/100
Baltimore is 33 points higher.
Baltimore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Potomac: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baltimore: 47/100 · North Potomac: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baltimore: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
North Potomac: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baltimore: 34/100 · North Potomac: 41/100
North Potomac is 7 points higher.
Baltimore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Potomac: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baltimore: 43/100 · North Potomac: 43/100
No gap.
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.
North Potomac: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.