City vs city
Forest Heights vs Oxon Hill, MD
Oxon Hill currently scores 1 points higher overall than Forest 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 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 · Oxon Hill: 36/100
Oxon Hill is 1 points higher.
Flood
Forest Heights: 12/100 · Oxon Hill: 24/100
Oxon Hill is 12 points higher.
Forest Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Oxon Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Forest Heights: 21/100 · Oxon Hill: 21/100
No gap.
Forest Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Oxon Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Forest Heights: 40/100 · Oxon Hill: 40/100
No gap.
Forest Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Oxon Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Forest Heights: 15/100 · Oxon Hill: 35/100
Oxon Hill is 20 points higher.
Forest Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oxon Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Forest Heights: 83/100 · Oxon Hill: 37/100
Forest Heights is 46 points higher.
Forest Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oxon Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Forest Heights: 17/100 · Oxon Hill: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Forest Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Oxon Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Forest Heights: 47/100 · Oxon Hill: 51/100
Oxon Hill is 4 points higher.
Forest Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Oxon Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Forest Heights: 47/100 · Oxon Hill: 47/100
No gap.
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.
Oxon Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.