City vs city
Dames Quarter vs Salisbury, MD
Dames Quarter currently scores 8 points higher overall than Salisbury, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Dames Quarter: 35/100 · Salisbury: 27/100
Dames Quarter is 8 points higher.
Flood
Dames Quarter: 61/100 · Salisbury: 20/100
Dames Quarter is 41 points higher.
Dames Quarter: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Salisbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dames Quarter: 26/100 · Salisbury: 27/100
Salisbury is 1 points higher.
Dames Quarter: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salisbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dames Quarter: 26/100 · Salisbury: 21/100
Dames Quarter is 5 points higher.
Dames Quarter: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salisbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dames Quarter: 0/100 · Salisbury: 4/100
Salisbury is 4 points higher.
Dames Quarter: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salisbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dames Quarter: 5/100 · Salisbury: 41/100
Salisbury is 36 points higher.
Dames Quarter: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salisbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dames Quarter: 86/100 · Salisbury: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dames Quarter: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Salisbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dames Quarter: 11/100 · Salisbury: 48/100
Salisbury is 37 points higher.
Dames Quarter: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salisbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dames Quarter: 28/100 · Salisbury: 30/100
Salisbury is 2 points higher.
Dames Quarter: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Salisbury: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.