City vs city

Germantown vs Pasadena, MD

Germantown currently scores 4 points higher overall than Pasadena, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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

Germantown

38/100

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Pasadena

34/100

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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 · Pasadena: 34/100

Germantown is 4 points higher.

Flood

Germantown: 24/100 · Pasadena: 22/100

Germantown is 2 points higher.

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

Pasadena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Germantown: 20/100 · Pasadena: 21/100

Pasadena is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Germantown: 35/100 · Pasadena: 39/100

Pasadena is 4 points higher.

Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Pasadena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Germantown: 23/100 · Pasadena: 8/100

Germantown is 15 points higher.

Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pasadena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Germantown: 77/100 · Pasadena: 44/100

Germantown is 33 points higher.

Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pasadena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Germantown: Unavailable · Pasadena: 92/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Germantown: 41/100 · Pasadena: 3/100

Germantown is 38 points higher.

Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Pasadena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Germantown: 43/100 · Pasadena: 42/100

Germantown is 1 points higher.

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

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