City vs city
Bethesda vs Chevy Chase Village, MD
Chevy Chase Village currently scores 3 points higher overall than Bethesda, 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
Bethesda: 39/100 · Chevy Chase Village: 42/100
Chevy Chase Village is 3 points higher.
Flood
Bethesda: 12/100 · Chevy Chase Village: 0/100
Bethesda is 12 points higher.
Bethesda: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Chevy Chase Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bethesda: 20/100 · Chevy Chase Village: 21/100
Chevy Chase Village is 1 points higher.
Bethesda: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chevy Chase Village: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bethesda: 38/100 · Chevy Chase Village: 39/100
Chevy Chase Village is 1 points higher.
Bethesda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chevy Chase Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bethesda: 0/100 · Chevy Chase Village: 0/100
No gap.
Bethesda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chevy Chase Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bethesda: 75/100 · Chevy Chase Village: 100/100
Chevy Chase Village is 25 points higher.
Bethesda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chevy Chase Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bethesda: Unavailable · Chevy Chase Village: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bethesda: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chevy Chase Village: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bethesda: 42/100 · Chevy Chase Village: 44/100
Chevy Chase Village is 2 points higher.
Bethesda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chevy Chase Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bethesda: 45/100 · Chevy Chase Village: 45/100
No gap.
Bethesda: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Chevy Chase Village: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.