City vs city
District Heights vs Silver Spring, MD
Silver Spring 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 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Silver Spring is 5 points higher.
Flood
District Heights: 18/100 · Silver Spring: 0/100
District Heights is 18 points higher.
District Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
District Heights: 21/100 · Silver Spring: 21/100
No gap.
District Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
District Heights: 40/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
District Heights is 2 points higher.
District Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
District Heights: 27/100 · Silver Spring: 27/100
No gap.
District Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
District Heights: 33/100 · Silver Spring: 100/100
Silver Spring is 67 points higher.
District Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
District Heights: Unavailable · Silver Spring: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
District Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
District Heights: 47/100 · Silver Spring: 37/100
District Heights is 10 points higher.
District Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
District Heights: 44/100 · Silver Spring: 45/100
Silver Spring is 1 points higher.
District Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Silver Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.