City vs city
Cedar Heights vs Summerfield, MD
Cedar Heights currently scores 12 points higher overall than Summerfield, 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
Cedar Heights: 39/100 · Summerfield: 27/100
Cedar Heights is 12 points higher.
Flood
Cedar Heights: 27/100 · Summerfield: 21/100
Cedar Heights is 6 points higher.
Cedar Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Summerfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Heights: 21/100 · Summerfield: 21/100
No gap.
Cedar Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Summerfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Heights: 39/100 · Summerfield: 40/100
Summerfield is 1 points higher.
Cedar Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Summerfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Heights: 38/100 · Summerfield: 4/100
Cedar Heights is 34 points higher.
Cedar Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Summerfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Heights: 63/100 · Summerfield: 17/100
Cedar Heights is 46 points higher.
Cedar Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Summerfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Heights: Unavailable · Summerfield: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Summerfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Heights: 38/100 · Summerfield: 44/100
Summerfield is 6 points higher.
Cedar Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Summerfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cedar Heights: 44/100 · Summerfield: 43/100
Cedar Heights is 1 points higher.
Cedar Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Summerfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.