City vs city
Germantown vs Pocomoke City, MD
Germantown currently scores 10 points higher overall than Pocomoke City, 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 · Pocomoke City: 28/100
Germantown is 10 points higher.
Flood
Germantown: 24/100 · Pocomoke City: 0/100
Germantown is 24 points higher.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Pocomoke City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Germantown: 20/100 · Pocomoke City: 30/100
Pocomoke City is 10 points higher.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pocomoke City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Germantown: 35/100 · Pocomoke City: 22/100
Germantown is 13 points higher.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pocomoke City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Germantown: 23/100 · Pocomoke City: 8/100
Germantown is 15 points higher.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pocomoke City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Germantown: 77/100 · Pocomoke City: 23/100
Germantown is 54 points higher.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pocomoke City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Germantown: Unavailable · Pocomoke City: 63/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pocomoke City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Germantown: 41/100 · Pocomoke City: 44/100
Pocomoke City is 3 points higher.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pocomoke City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Germantown: 43/100 · Pocomoke City: 30/100
Germantown is 13 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.
Pocomoke City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.