City vs city
Betterton vs Silver Spring, MD
Silver Spring currently scores 3 points higher overall than Betterton, 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 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
Betterton: 35/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Silver Spring is 3 points higher.
Flood
Betterton: 23/100 · Silver Spring: 0/100
Betterton is 23 points higher.
Betterton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Betterton: 22/100 · Silver Spring: 21/100
Betterton is 1 points higher.
Betterton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Betterton: 39/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Betterton is 1 points higher.
Betterton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Betterton: 4/100 · Silver Spring: 27/100
Silver Spring is 23 points higher.
Betterton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Betterton: 11/100 · Silver Spring: 100/100
Silver Spring is 89 points higher.
Betterton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Betterton: 97/100 · Silver Spring: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Betterton: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Betterton: 39/100 · Silver Spring: 37/100
Betterton is 2 points higher.
Betterton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Betterton: 41/100 · Silver Spring: 45/100
Silver Spring is 4 points higher.
Betterton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Silver Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.