City vs city
Chestertown vs Riverside, MD
Riverside currently scores 8 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 · Riverside: 35/100
Riverside is 8 points higher.
Flood
Chestertown: 20/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 12 points higher.
Chestertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chestertown: 22/100 · Riverside: 22/100
No gap.
Chestertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chestertown: 37/100 · Riverside: 40/100
Riverside is 3 points higher.
Chestertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chestertown: 23/100 · Riverside: 8/100
Chestertown is 15 points higher.
Chestertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chestertown: 25/100 · Riverside: 37/100
Riverside is 12 points higher.
Chestertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chestertown: 8/100 · Riverside: 94/100
Riverside is 86 points higher.
Chestertown: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Riverside: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Chestertown: 40/100 · Riverside: 10/100
Chestertown is 30 points higher.
Chestertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chestertown: 41/100 · Riverside: 39/100
Chestertown is 2 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.
Riverside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.