City vs city
Brown Station vs Germantown, MD
Brown Station and Germantown are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Brown Station: 38/100 · Germantown: 38/100
No gap.
Flood
Brown Station: 27/100 · Germantown: 24/100
Brown Station is 3 points higher.
Brown Station: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brown Station: 21/100 · Germantown: 20/100
Brown Station is 1 points higher.
Brown Station: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brown Station: 40/100 · Germantown: 35/100
Brown Station is 5 points higher.
Brown Station: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brown Station: 15/100 · Germantown: 23/100
Germantown is 8 points higher.
Brown Station: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brown Station: 29/100 · Germantown: 77/100
Germantown is 48 points higher.
Brown Station: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brown Station: 80/100 · Germantown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brown Station: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brown Station: 47/100 · Germantown: 41/100
Brown Station is 6 points higher.
Brown Station: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brown Station: 44/100 · Germantown: 43/100
Brown Station is 1 points higher.
Brown Station: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Germantown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.