City vs city
Fallston vs Silver Spring, MD
Silver Spring currently scores 8 points higher overall than Fallston, 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
Fallston: 30/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Silver Spring is 8 points higher.
Flood
Fallston: 18/100 · Silver Spring: 0/100
Fallston is 18 points higher.
Fallston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fallston: 21/100 · Silver Spring: 21/100
No gap.
Fallston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fallston: 40/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Fallston is 2 points higher.
Fallston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fallston: 8/100 · Silver Spring: 27/100
Silver Spring is 19 points higher.
Fallston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fallston: 54/100 · Silver Spring: 100/100
Silver Spring is 46 points higher.
Fallston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fallston: Unavailable · Silver Spring: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fallston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fallston: 28/100 · Silver Spring: 37/100
Silver Spring is 9 points higher.
Fallston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fallston: 43/100 · Silver Spring: 45/100
Silver Spring is 2 points higher.
Fallston: 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.