City vs city
Germantown vs North Bethesda, MD
North Bethesda currently scores 2 points higher overall than Germantown, 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 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
Germantown: 38/100 · North Bethesda: 40/100
North Bethesda is 2 points higher.
Flood
Germantown: 24/100 · North Bethesda: 0/100
Germantown is 24 points higher.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
North Bethesda: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Germantown: 20/100 · North Bethesda: 20/100
No gap.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Bethesda: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Germantown: 35/100 · North Bethesda: 37/100
North Bethesda is 2 points higher.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Bethesda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Germantown: 23/100 · North Bethesda: 0/100
Germantown is 23 points higher.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Bethesda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Germantown: 77/100 · North Bethesda: 100/100
North Bethesda is 23 points higher.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Bethesda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Germantown: Unavailable · North Bethesda: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Bethesda: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Germantown: 41/100 · North Bethesda: 36/100
Germantown is 5 points higher.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Bethesda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Germantown: 43/100 · North Bethesda: 44/100
North Bethesda is 1 points higher.
Germantown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
North Bethesda: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.