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.
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.