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Highest risk cities in Maryland

Highest storm surge risk cities in Maryland

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

P85-based state reference

Surge score

88/100

Updated Mon, Nov 9, 7:05 AM.

533/533 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by surge score from 533 evaluated locations.

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#1

Charlestown, MD

10 points above the state reference

98/100

#2

Newark, MD

10 points above the state reference

98/100

#3

Perryville, MD

10 points above the state reference

98/100

#4

Betterton, MD

9 points above the state reference

97/100

#5

Chesapeake City, MD

9 points above the state reference

97/100

#6

Still Pond, MD

9 points above the state reference

97/100

#7

Ocean Pines, MD

8 points above the state reference

96/100

#8

West Ocean City, MD

8 points above the state reference

96/100

#9

Ocean City, MD

7 points above the state reference

95/100

#10

Abingdon, MD

6 points above the state reference

94/100

#11

Bowleys Quarters, MD

6 points above the state reference

94/100

#12

Brookview, MD

6 points above the state reference

94/100

#13

Edgewood, MD

6 points above the state reference

94/100

#14

Eldorado, MD

6 points above the state reference

94/100

#15

Galestown, MD

6 points above the state reference

94/100

#16

Perryman, MD

6 points above the state reference

94/100

#17

Riverside, MD

6 points above the state reference

94/100

#18

Sharptown, MD

6 points above the state reference

94/100

#19

Camp Springs, MD

5 points above the state reference

93/100

#20

Capitol Heights, MD

5 points above the state reference

93/100

#21

Cobb Island, MD

5 points above the state reference

93/100

#22

Coral Hills, MD

5 points above the state reference

93/100

#23

Glassmanor, MD

5 points above the state reference

93/100

#24

Hillcrest Heights, MD

5 points above the state reference

93/100

#25

Marlow Heights, MD

5 points above the state reference

93/100

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.