City vs city
Chevy Chase Section Five vs South Kensington, MD
Chevy Chase Section Five currently scores 4 points higher overall than South Kensington, 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 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 · South Kensington: 38/100
Chevy Chase Section Five is 4 points higher.
Flood
Chevy Chase Section Five: 0/100 · South Kensington: 0/100
No gap.
Chevy Chase Section Five: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
South Kensington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chevy Chase Section Five: 21/100 · South Kensington: 21/100
No gap.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Kensington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chevy Chase Section Five: 39/100 · South Kensington: 38/100
Chevy Chase Section Five is 1 points higher.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Kensington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chevy Chase Section Five: 0/100 · South Kensington: 27/100
South Kensington is 27 points higher.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Kensington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chevy Chase Section Five: 100/100 · South Kensington: 100/100
No gap.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Kensington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chevy Chase Section Five: Unavailable · South Kensington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Kensington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chevy Chase Section Five: 44/100 · South Kensington: 37/100
Chevy Chase Section Five is 7 points higher.
Chevy Chase Section Five: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Kensington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chevy Chase Section Five: 45/100 · South Kensington: 45/100
No gap.
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.
South Kensington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.