City vs city
Chevy Chase vs Silver Spring, MD
Chevy Chase currently scores 4 points higher overall than Silver Spring, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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: 42/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Chevy Chase is 4 points higher.
Flood
Chevy Chase: 0/100 · Silver Spring: 0/100
No gap.
Chevy Chase: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chevy Chase: 21/100 · Silver Spring: 21/100
No gap.
Chevy Chase: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chevy Chase: 39/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Chevy Chase is 1 points higher.
Chevy Chase: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chevy Chase: 0/100 · Silver Spring: 27/100
Silver Spring is 27 points higher.
Chevy Chase: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chevy Chase: 100/100 · Silver Spring: 100/100
No gap.
Chevy Chase: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chevy Chase: Unavailable · Silver Spring: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chevy Chase: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chevy Chase: 44/100 · Silver Spring: 37/100
Chevy Chase is 7 points higher.
Chevy Chase: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Chevy Chase: 45/100 · Silver Spring: 45/100
No gap.
Chevy Chase: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Silver Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.