City vs city
Chesapeake Beach vs Wildewood, MD
Wildewood currently scores 2 points higher overall than Chesapeake Beach, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Wildewood: 40/100
Wildewood is 2 points higher.
Flood
Chesapeake Beach: 26/100 · Wildewood: 22/100
Chesapeake Beach is 4 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wildewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chesapeake Beach: 22/100 · Wildewood: 22/100
No gap.
Chesapeake Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wildewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chesapeake Beach: 37/100 · Wildewood: 38/100
Wildewood is 1 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wildewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chesapeake Beach: 12/100 · Wildewood: 31/100
Wildewood is 19 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wildewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chesapeake Beach: 33/100 · Wildewood: 43/100
Wildewood is 10 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wildewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chesapeake Beach: 89/100 · Wildewood: 73/100
Chesapeake Beach is 16 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildewood: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Chesapeake Beach: 42/100 · Wildewood: 49/100
Wildewood is 7 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wildewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Chesapeake Beach: 43/100 · Wildewood: 42/100
Chesapeake Beach is 1 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wildewood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.