City vs city

District Heights vs Germantown, MD

Germantown currently scores 5 points higher overall than District Heights, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

District Heights

33/100

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Germantown

38/100

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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

District Heights: 33/100 · Germantown: 38/100

Germantown is 5 points higher.

Flood

District Heights: 18/100 · Germantown: 24/100

Germantown is 6 points higher.

District Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

District Heights: 21/100 · Germantown: 20/100

District Heights is 1 points higher.

District Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

District Heights: 40/100 · Germantown: 35/100

District Heights is 5 points higher.

District Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

District Heights: 27/100 · Germantown: 23/100

District Heights is 4 points higher.

District Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

District Heights: 33/100 · Germantown: 77/100

Germantown is 44 points higher.

District Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

District Heights: Unavailable · Germantown: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

District Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

District Heights: 47/100 · Germantown: 41/100

District Heights is 6 points higher.

District Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

District Heights: 44/100 · Germantown: 43/100

District Heights is 1 points higher.

District Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Germantown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.