City vs city
Cape St. Claire vs Chester, MD
Cape St. Claire currently scores 2 points higher overall than Chester, 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
Cape St. Claire: 33/100 · Chester: 31/100
Cape St. Claire is 2 points higher.
Flood
Cape St. Claire: 31/100 · Chester: 43/100
Chester is 12 points higher.
Cape St. Claire: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Chester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape St. Claire: 22/100 · Chester: 22/100
No gap.
Cape St. Claire: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape St. Claire: 38/100 · Chester: 34/100
Cape St. Claire is 4 points higher.
Cape St. Claire: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape St. Claire: 12/100 · Chester: 15/100
Chester is 3 points higher.
Cape St. Claire: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape St. Claire: 25/100 · Chester: 1/100
Cape St. Claire is 24 points higher.
Cape St. Claire: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape St. Claire: 90/100 · Chester: 89/100
Cape St. Claire is 1 points higher.
Cape St. Claire: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Chester: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cape St. Claire: 1/100 · Chester: 5/100
Chester is 4 points higher.
Cape St. Claire: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape St. Claire: 41/100 · Chester: 40/100
Cape St. Claire is 1 points higher.
Cape St. Claire: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Chester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.