City vs city
Forest Heights vs Germantown, MD
Germantown currently scores 3 points higher overall than Forest Heights, with the largest gap in flood.
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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Forest Heights: 35/100 · Germantown: 38/100
Germantown is 3 points higher.
Flood
Forest Heights: 12/100 · Germantown: 24/100
Germantown is 12 points higher.
Forest Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Forest Heights: 21/100 · Germantown: 20/100
Forest Heights is 1 points higher.
Forest Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Forest Heights: 40/100 · Germantown: 35/100
Forest Heights is 5 points higher.
Forest Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Forest Heights: 15/100 · Germantown: 23/100
Germantown is 8 points higher.
Forest Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Forest Heights: 83/100 · Germantown: 77/100
Forest Heights is 6 points higher.
Forest Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Forest Heights: 17/100 · Germantown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Forest Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Forest Heights: 47/100 · Germantown: 41/100
Forest Heights is 6 points higher.
Forest Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Forest Heights: 47/100 · Germantown: 43/100
Forest Heights is 4 points higher.
Forest Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Germantown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.