City vs city
Germantown vs Port Deposit, MD
Germantown currently scores 11 points higher overall than Port Deposit, 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 · Port Deposit: 27/100
Germantown is 11 points higher.
Flood
Germantown: 24/100 · Port Deposit: 20/100
Germantown is 4 points higher.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Port Deposit: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Germantown: 20/100 · Port Deposit: 22/100
Port Deposit is 2 points higher.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Port Deposit: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Germantown: 35/100 · Port Deposit: 43/100
Port Deposit is 8 points higher.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Port Deposit: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Germantown: 23/100 · Port Deposit: 8/100
Germantown is 15 points higher.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Deposit: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Germantown: 77/100 · Port Deposit: 16/100
Germantown is 61 points higher.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Deposit: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Germantown: Unavailable · Port Deposit: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Port Deposit: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Germantown: 41/100 · Port Deposit: 37/100
Germantown is 4 points higher.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Port Deposit: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Germantown: 43/100 · Port Deposit: 44/100
Port Deposit is 1 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.
Port Deposit: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.