City vs city
Bladensburg vs Cottage City, MD
Bladensburg and Cottage City are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Bladensburg: 39/100 · Cottage City: 39/100
No gap.
Flood
Bladensburg: 27/100 · Cottage City: 27/100
No gap.
Bladensburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Cottage City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bladensburg: 21/100 · Cottage City: 21/100
No gap.
Bladensburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cottage City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bladensburg: 39/100 · Cottage City: 39/100
No gap.
Bladensburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cottage City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bladensburg: 38/100 · Cottage City: 38/100
No gap.
Bladensburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottage City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bladensburg: 63/100 · Cottage City: 63/100
No gap.
Bladensburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottage City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bladensburg: Unavailable · Cottage City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bladensburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cottage City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bladensburg: 38/100 · Cottage City: 38/100
No gap.
Bladensburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cottage City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bladensburg: 44/100 · Cottage City: 44/100
No gap.
Bladensburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cottage City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.