City vs city
Cambridge vs Secretary, MD
Secretary currently scores 8 points higher overall than Cambridge, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Cambridge: 35/100 · Secretary: 43/100
Secretary is 8 points higher.
Flood
Cambridge: 30/100 · Secretary: 34/100
Secretary is 4 points higher.
Cambridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Secretary: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cambridge: 23/100 · Secretary: 23/100
No gap.
Cambridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Secretary: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cambridge: 25/100 · Secretary: 22/100
Cambridge is 3 points higher.
Cambridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Secretary: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cambridge: 8/100 · Secretary: 0/100
Cambridge is 8 points higher.
Cambridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Secretary: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cambridge: 26/100 · Secretary: 37/100
Secretary is 11 points higher.
Cambridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Secretary: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cambridge: 87/100 · Secretary: 89/100
Secretary is 2 points higher.
Cambridge: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Secretary: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cambridge: 39/100 · Secretary: 59/100
Secretary is 20 points higher.
Cambridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Secretary: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cambridge: 40/100 · Secretary: 40/100
No gap.
Cambridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Secretary: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.