City vs city

Germantown vs Ocean City, MD

Germantown currently scores 2 points higher overall than Ocean City, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Germantown

38/100

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Ocean City

36/100

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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 · Ocean City: 36/100

Germantown is 2 points higher.

Flood

Germantown: 24/100 · Ocean City: 69/100

Ocean City is 45 points higher.

Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Ocean City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Germantown: 20/100 · Ocean City: 34/100

Ocean City is 14 points higher.

Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Ocean City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Germantown: 35/100 · Ocean City: 16/100

Germantown is 19 points higher.

Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Ocean City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Germantown: 23/100 · Ocean City: 15/100

Germantown is 8 points higher.

Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Ocean City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Germantown: 77/100 · Ocean City: 23/100

Germantown is 54 points higher.

Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Ocean City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Germantown: Unavailable · Ocean City: 95/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Ocean City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Germantown: 41/100 · Ocean City: 5/100

Germantown is 36 points higher.

Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ocean City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Germantown: 43/100 · Ocean City: 32/100

Germantown is 11 points higher.

Germantown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Ocean City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.