City vs city
Burtonsville vs West Laurel, MD
West Laurel currently scores 3 points higher overall than Burtonsville, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Burtonsville: 32/100 · West Laurel: 35/100
West Laurel is 3 points higher.
Flood
Burtonsville: 21/100 · West Laurel: 24/100
West Laurel is 3 points higher.
Burtonsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
West Laurel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Burtonsville: 21/100 · West Laurel: 21/100
No gap.
Burtonsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Laurel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Burtonsville: 38/100 · West Laurel: 39/100
West Laurel is 1 points higher.
Burtonsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Laurel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Burtonsville: 8/100 · West Laurel: 19/100
West Laurel is 11 points higher.
Burtonsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Laurel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Burtonsville: 52/100 · West Laurel: 58/100
West Laurel is 6 points higher.
Burtonsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Laurel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Burtonsville: Unavailable · West Laurel: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Burtonsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Laurel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Burtonsville: 41/100 · West Laurel: 40/100
Burtonsville is 1 points higher.
Burtonsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Laurel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Burtonsville: 42/100 · West Laurel: 42/100
No gap.
Burtonsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Laurel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.