City vs city
Greenbelt vs Silver Spring, MD
Silver Spring currently scores 11 points higher overall than Greenbelt, 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 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
Greenbelt: 27/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Silver Spring is 11 points higher.
Flood
Greenbelt: 21/100 · Silver Spring: 0/100
Greenbelt is 21 points higher.
Greenbelt: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Greenbelt: 21/100 · Silver Spring: 21/100
No gap.
Greenbelt: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Greenbelt: 40/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Greenbelt is 2 points higher.
Greenbelt: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Greenbelt: 4/100 · Silver Spring: 27/100
Silver Spring is 23 points higher.
Greenbelt: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Greenbelt: 17/100 · Silver Spring: 100/100
Silver Spring is 83 points higher.
Greenbelt: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Greenbelt: Unavailable · Silver Spring: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Greenbelt: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Greenbelt: 44/100 · Silver Spring: 37/100
Greenbelt is 7 points higher.
Greenbelt: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Greenbelt: 43/100 · Silver Spring: 45/100
Silver Spring is 2 points higher.
Greenbelt: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Silver Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.