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Highest risk cities in Maryland

Highest hurricane risk cities in Maryland

Ranked city list for hurricane wind, surge, and flooding exposure, based on 533/533 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Hurricane score

47/100

Updated Mon, Nov 9, 7:05 AM.

533/533 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by hurricane score from 533 evaluated locations.

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#1

Ocean City, MD

22 points above the state reference

69/100

#2

Newark, MD

17 points above the state reference

64/100

#3

Fishing Creek, MD

15 points above the state reference

62/100

#4

Ocean Pines, MD

15 points above the state reference

62/100

#5

West Ocean City, MD

15 points above the state reference

62/100

#6

Dames Quarter, MD

13 points above the state reference

60/100

#7

Fairmount, MD

13 points above the state reference

60/100

#8

Romancoke, MD

13 points above the state reference

60/100

#9

Stevensville, MD

13 points above the state reference

60/100

#10

Bivalve, MD

12 points above the state reference

59/100

#11

Elliott, MD

12 points above the state reference

59/100

#12

Jesterville, MD

12 points above the state reference

59/100

#13

Nanticoke, MD

12 points above the state reference

59/100

#14

Tyaskin, MD

12 points above the state reference

59/100

#15

Bowleys Quarters, MD

11 points above the state reference

58/100

#16

Madison, MD

11 points above the state reference

58/100

#17

Brookview, MD

10 points above the state reference

57/100

#18

Eldorado, MD

10 points above the state reference

57/100

#19

Galestown, MD

10 points above the state reference

57/100

#20

Sharptown, MD

10 points above the state reference

57/100

#21

Vienna, MD

10 points above the state reference

57/100

#22

Nanticoke Acres, MD

9 points above the state reference

56/100

#23

Perryville, MD

9 points above the state reference

56/100

#24

Waterview, MD

9 points above the state reference

56/100

#25

Abingdon, MD

8 points above the state reference

55/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across533/533 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.