City vs city
Germantown vs South Kensington, MD
Germantown and South Kensington are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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 · South Kensington: 38/100
No gap.
Flood
Germantown: 24/100 · South Kensington: 0/100
Germantown is 24 points higher.
Germantown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
South Kensington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Germantown: 20/100 · South Kensington: 21/100
South Kensington is 1 points higher.
Germantown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Kensington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Germantown: 35/100 · South Kensington: 38/100
South Kensington is 3 points higher.
Germantown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Kensington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Germantown: 23/100 · South Kensington: 27/100
South Kensington is 4 points higher.
Germantown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Kensington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Germantown: 77/100 · South Kensington: 100/100
South Kensington is 23 points higher.
Germantown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Kensington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Germantown: Unavailable · South Kensington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Germantown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Kensington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Germantown: 41/100 · South Kensington: 37/100
Germantown is 4 points higher.
Germantown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Kensington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Germantown: 43/100 · South Kensington: 45/100
South Kensington is 2 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.
South Kensington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.