City vs city
Brandywine vs Germantown, MD
Germantown currently scores 4 points higher overall than Brandywine, 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
Brandywine: 34/100 · Germantown: 38/100
Germantown is 4 points higher.
Flood
Brandywine: 23/100 · Germantown: 24/100
Germantown is 1 points higher.
Brandywine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brandywine: 21/100 · Germantown: 20/100
Brandywine is 1 points higher.
Brandywine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brandywine: 41/100 · Germantown: 35/100
Brandywine is 6 points higher.
Brandywine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brandywine: 4/100 · Germantown: 23/100
Germantown is 19 points higher.
Brandywine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brandywine: 48/100 · Germantown: 77/100
Germantown is 29 points higher.
Brandywine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brandywine: Unavailable · Germantown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brandywine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brandywine: 53/100 · Germantown: 41/100
Brandywine is 12 points higher.
Brandywine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Brandywine: 45/100 · Germantown: 43/100
Brandywine is 2 points higher.
Brandywine: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Germantown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.