City vs city
Catonsville vs Germantown, MD
Germantown currently scores 8 points higher overall than Catonsville, 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
Catonsville: 30/100 · Germantown: 38/100
Germantown is 8 points higher.
Flood
Catonsville: 24/100 · Germantown: 24/100
No gap.
Catonsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Catonsville: 21/100 · Germantown: 20/100
Catonsville is 1 points higher.
Catonsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Catonsville: 39/100 · Germantown: 35/100
Catonsville is 4 points higher.
Catonsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Catonsville: 8/100 · Germantown: 23/100
Germantown is 15 points higher.
Catonsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Catonsville: 37/100 · Germantown: 77/100
Germantown is 40 points higher.
Catonsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Catonsville: Unavailable · Germantown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Catonsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Catonsville: 38/100 · Germantown: 41/100
Germantown is 3 points higher.
Catonsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Catonsville: 42/100 · Germantown: 43/100
Germantown is 1 points higher.
Catonsville: 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.