City vs city
Chesapeake Beach vs Silver Spring, MD
Chesapeake Beach and Silver Spring are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Chesapeake Beach: 38/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
No gap.
Flood
Chesapeake Beach: 26/100 · Silver Spring: 0/100
Chesapeake Beach is 26 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chesapeake Beach: 22/100 · Silver Spring: 21/100
Chesapeake Beach is 1 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chesapeake Beach: 37/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Silver Spring is 1 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chesapeake Beach: 12/100 · Silver Spring: 27/100
Silver Spring is 15 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chesapeake Beach: 33/100 · Silver Spring: 100/100
Silver Spring is 67 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chesapeake Beach: 89/100 · Silver Spring: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chesapeake Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chesapeake Beach: 42/100 · Silver Spring: 37/100
Chesapeake Beach is 5 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Chesapeake Beach: 43/100 · Silver Spring: 45/100
Silver Spring is 2 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Silver Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.