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Edgewood vs Germantown, MD

Germantown currently scores 3 points higher overall than Edgewood, with the largest gap in hail.

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Edgewood

35/100

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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

Edgewood: 35/100 · Germantown: 38/100

Germantown is 3 points higher.

Flood

Edgewood: 32/100 · Germantown: 24/100

Edgewood is 8 points higher.

Edgewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Edgewood: 22/100 · Germantown: 20/100

Edgewood is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Edgewood: 40/100 · Germantown: 35/100

Edgewood is 5 points higher.

Edgewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Edgewood: 8/100 · Germantown: 23/100

Germantown is 15 points higher.

Edgewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Edgewood: 37/100 · Germantown: 77/100

Germantown is 40 points higher.

Edgewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Edgewood: 94/100 · Germantown: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Edgewood: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

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

Wildfire

Edgewood: 10/100 · Germantown: 41/100

Germantown is 31 points higher.

Edgewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Edgewood: 39/100 · Germantown: 43/100

Germantown is 4 points higher.

Edgewood: 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.