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