City vs city
Bowleys Quarters vs Essex, MD
Bowleys Quarters currently scores 2 points higher overall than Essex, 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
Bowleys Quarters: 43/100 · Essex: 41/100
Bowleys Quarters is 2 points higher.
Flood
Bowleys Quarters: 49/100 · Essex: 25/100
Bowleys Quarters is 24 points higher.
Bowleys Quarters: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.
Essex: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bowleys Quarters: 21/100 · Essex: 21/100
No gap.
Bowleys Quarters: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Essex: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bowleys Quarters: 39/100 · Essex: 39/100
No gap.
Bowleys Quarters: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Essex: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bowleys Quarters: 0/100 · Essex: 15/100
Essex is 15 points higher.
Bowleys Quarters: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bowleys Quarters: 30/100 · Essex: 86/100
Essex is 56 points higher.
Bowleys Quarters: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bowleys Quarters: 94/100 · Essex: 78/100
Bowleys Quarters is 16 points higher.
Bowleys Quarters: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Essex: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bowleys Quarters: 26/100 · Essex: 28/100
Essex is 2 points higher.
Bowleys Quarters: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Essex: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bowleys Quarters: 39/100 · Essex: 39/100
No gap.
Bowleys Quarters: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Essex: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.