City vs city
Germantown vs Jesterville, MD
Jesterville currently scores 2 points higher overall than Germantown, 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
Germantown: 38/100 · Jesterville: 40/100
Jesterville is 2 points higher.
Flood
Germantown: 24/100 · Jesterville: 58/100
Jesterville is 34 points higher.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Jesterville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Germantown: 20/100 · Jesterville: 25/100
Jesterville is 5 points higher.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jesterville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Germantown: 35/100 · Jesterville: 25/100
Germantown is 10 points higher.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jesterville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Germantown: 23/100 · Jesterville: 0/100
Germantown is 23 points higher.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jesterville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Germantown: 77/100 · Jesterville: 8/100
Germantown is 69 points higher.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jesterville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Germantown: Unavailable · Jesterville: 88/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Jesterville: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Germantown: 41/100 · Jesterville: 45/100
Jesterville is 4 points higher.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jesterville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Germantown: 43/100 · Jesterville: 29/100
Germantown is 14 points higher.
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.
Jesterville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.