City vs city
Damascus vs Montgomery Village, MD
Montgomery Village currently scores 4 points higher overall than Damascus, 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
Damascus: 33/100 · Montgomery Village: 37/100
Montgomery Village is 4 points higher.
Flood
Damascus: 21/100 · Montgomery Village: 20/100
Damascus is 1 points higher.
Damascus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Montgomery Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Damascus: 21/100 · Montgomery Village: 21/100
No gap.
Damascus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Montgomery Village: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Damascus: 34/100 · Montgomery Village: 36/100
Montgomery Village is 2 points higher.
Damascus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Montgomery Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Damascus: 4/100 · Montgomery Village: 15/100
Montgomery Village is 11 points higher.
Damascus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Montgomery Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Damascus: 76/100 · Montgomery Village: 83/100
Montgomery Village is 7 points higher.
Damascus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Montgomery Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Damascus: Unavailable · Montgomery Village: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Damascus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Montgomery Village: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Damascus: 32/100 · Montgomery Village: 41/100
Montgomery Village is 9 points higher.
Damascus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Montgomery Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Damascus: 43/100 · Montgomery Village: 43/100
No gap.
Damascus: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Montgomery Village: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.