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Elkton vs Riverside, MD

Riverside currently scores 1 points higher overall than Elkton, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Elkton

34/100

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Riverside

35/100

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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

Elkton: 34/100 · Riverside: 35/100

Riverside is 1 points higher.

Flood

Elkton: 24/100 · Riverside: 32/100

Riverside is 8 points higher.

Elkton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Elkton: 22/100 · Riverside: 22/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Elkton: 42/100 · Riverside: 40/100

Elkton is 2 points higher.

Elkton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Elkton: 31/100 · Riverside: 8/100

Elkton is 23 points higher.

Elkton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Elkton: 29/100 · Riverside: 37/100

Riverside is 8 points higher.

Elkton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Elkton: Unavailable · Riverside: 94/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Elkton: 47/100 · Riverside: 10/100

Elkton is 37 points higher.

Elkton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Elkton: 45/100 · Riverside: 39/100

Elkton is 6 points higher.

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

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