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Highest risk cities in Maryland

Highest overall weather risk cities in Maryland

Ranked city list for general location risk, based on 532/532 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Overall score

45/100

Updated Fri, Sep 18, 12:03 AM.

532/532 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by overall score from 532 evaluated locations.

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#1

Elliott, MD

2 points above the state reference

47/100

#2

La Plata, MD

at the state reference

45/100

#3

Choptank, MD

2 points below the state reference

43/100

#4

Secretary, MD

2 points below the state reference

43/100

#5

Fort Washington, MD

2 points below the state reference

43/100

#6

National Harbor, MD

2 points below the state reference

43/100

#7

Bowleys Quarters, MD

2 points below the state reference

43/100

#8

California, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#9

Lexington Park, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#10

Arbutus, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#11

Baltimore Highlands, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#12

Brooklyn Park, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#13

Lansdowne, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#14

Linthicum, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#15

Vienna, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#16

Chevy Chase, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#17

Chevy Chase Section Five, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#18

Chevy Chase Section Three, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#19

Chevy Chase Village, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#20

Friendship Heights Village, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#21

Martin's Additions, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#22

Somerset, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#23

Takoma Park, MD

3 points below the state reference

42/100

#24

Camp Springs, MD

4 points below the state reference

41/100

#25

Capitol Heights, MD

4 points below the state reference

41/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across532/532 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.