City vs city
Darnestown vs North Potomac, MD
Darnestown currently scores 4 points higher overall than North Potomac, 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
Darnestown: 34/100 · North Potomac: 30/100
Darnestown is 4 points higher.
Flood
Darnestown: 17/100 · North Potomac: 4/100
Darnestown is 13 points higher.
Darnestown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
North Potomac: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Darnestown: 20/100 · North Potomac: 20/100
No gap.
Darnestown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Potomac: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Darnestown: 36/100 · North Potomac: 37/100
North Potomac is 1 points higher.
Darnestown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Potomac: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Darnestown: 8/100 · North Potomac: 8/100
No gap.
Darnestown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Potomac: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Darnestown: 78/100 · North Potomac: 56/100
Darnestown is 22 points higher.
Darnestown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Potomac: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Darnestown: Unavailable · North Potomac: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Darnestown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Potomac: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Darnestown: 40/100 · North Potomac: 41/100
North Potomac is 1 points higher.
Darnestown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Potomac: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Darnestown: 41/100 · North Potomac: 43/100
North Potomac is 2 points higher.
Darnestown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
North Potomac: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.