City vs city
Germantown vs Riverside, MD
Germantown currently scores 3 points higher overall than Riverside, 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 · Riverside: 35/100
Germantown is 3 points higher.
Flood
Germantown: 24/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 8 points higher.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Germantown: 20/100 · Riverside: 22/100
Riverside is 2 points higher.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Germantown: 35/100 · Riverside: 40/100
Riverside is 5 points higher.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Germantown: 23/100 · Riverside: 8/100
Germantown is 15 points higher.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Germantown: 77/100 · Riverside: 37/100
Germantown is 40 points higher.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Germantown: Unavailable · Riverside: 94/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Riverside: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Germantown: 41/100 · Riverside: 10/100
Germantown is 31 points higher.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Germantown: 43/100 · Riverside: 39/100
Germantown is 4 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.
Riverside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.