City vs city
Chestertown vs Denton, MD
Denton currently scores 6 points higher overall than Chestertown, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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
Chestertown: 27/100 · Denton: 33/100
Denton is 6 points higher.
Flood
Chestertown: 20/100 · Denton: 28/100
Denton is 8 points higher.
Chestertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Denton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chestertown: 22/100 · Denton: 23/100
Denton is 1 points higher.
Chestertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Denton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chestertown: 37/100 · Denton: 26/100
Chestertown is 11 points higher.
Chestertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Denton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chestertown: 23/100 · Denton: 0/100
Chestertown is 23 points higher.
Chestertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Denton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chestertown: 25/100 · Denton: 10/100
Chestertown is 15 points higher.
Chestertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Denton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chestertown: 8/100 · Denton: 91/100
Denton is 83 points higher.
Chestertown: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Denton: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Chestertown: 40/100 · Denton: 15/100
Chestertown is 25 points higher.
Chestertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Denton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chestertown: 41/100 · Denton: 37/100
Chestertown is 4 points higher.
Chestertown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Denton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.