City vs city
Galestown vs Germantown, MD
Germantown currently scores 4 points higher overall than Galestown, 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
Galestown: 34/100 · Germantown: 38/100
Germantown is 4 points higher.
Flood
Galestown: 38/100 · Germantown: 24/100
Galestown is 14 points higher.
Galestown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Galestown: 24/100 · Germantown: 20/100
Galestown is 4 points higher.
Galestown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Galestown: 22/100 · Germantown: 35/100
Germantown is 13 points higher.
Galestown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Galestown: 4/100 · Germantown: 23/100
Germantown is 19 points higher.
Galestown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Galestown: 4/100 · Germantown: 77/100
Germantown is 73 points higher.
Galestown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Galestown: 94/100 · Germantown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Galestown: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Galestown: 57/100 · Germantown: 41/100
Galestown is 16 points higher.
Galestown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Galestown: 32/100 · Germantown: 43/100
Germantown is 11 points higher.
Galestown: 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.