City vs city
Chevy Chase Section Five vs Columbia, MD
Chevy Chase Section Five currently scores 7 points higher overall than Columbia, 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
Chevy Chase Section Five: 42/100 · Columbia: 35/100
Chevy Chase Section Five is 7 points higher.
Flood
Chevy Chase Section Five: 0/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Columbia is 24 points higher.
Chevy Chase Section Five: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chevy Chase Section Five: 21/100 · Columbia: 21/100
No gap.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chevy Chase Section Five: 39/100 · Columbia: 39/100
No gap.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chevy Chase Section Five: 0/100 · Columbia: 19/100
Columbia is 19 points higher.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chevy Chase Section Five: 100/100 · Columbia: 58/100
Chevy Chase Section Five is 42 points higher.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chevy Chase Section Five: Unavailable · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chevy Chase Section Five: 44/100 · Columbia: 40/100
Chevy Chase Section Five is 4 points higher.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chevy Chase Section Five: 45/100 · Columbia: 42/100
Chevy Chase Section Five is 3 points higher.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Columbia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.