City vs city
Chesapeake City vs Germantown, MD
Germantown currently scores 4 points higher overall than Chesapeake City, 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
Chesapeake City: 34/100 · Germantown: 38/100
Germantown is 4 points higher.
Flood
Chesapeake City: 26/100 · Germantown: 24/100
Chesapeake City is 2 points higher.
Chesapeake City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chesapeake City: 22/100 · Germantown: 20/100
Chesapeake City is 2 points higher.
Chesapeake City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chesapeake City: 40/100 · Germantown: 35/100
Chesapeake City is 5 points higher.
Chesapeake City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chesapeake City: 8/100 · Germantown: 23/100
Germantown is 15 points higher.
Chesapeake City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chesapeake City: 7/100 · Germantown: 77/100
Germantown is 70 points higher.
Chesapeake City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chesapeake City: 97/100 · Germantown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chesapeake City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chesapeake City: 30/100 · Germantown: 41/100
Germantown is 11 points higher.
Chesapeake City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chesapeake City: 42/100 · Germantown: 43/100
Germantown is 1 points higher.
Chesapeake City: 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.