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Highest risk cities in Maryland

Highest storm surge risk cities in Maryland

Ranked city list for coastal surge risk. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Surge score

87/100

Updated Fri, May 8, 6:18 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by surge score.

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#1

Ocean Pines, MD

9 points above the state average

#2

West Ocean City, MD

9 points above the state average

#3

Ocean City, MD

8 points above the state average

#4

Abingdon, MD

7 points above the state average

#5

Bowleys Quarters, MD

7 points above the state average

#6

Edgewood, MD

7 points above the state average

#7

Riverside, MD

7 points above the state average

#8

Camp Springs, MD

6 points above the state average

#9

Coral Hills, MD

6 points above the state average

#10

Glassmanor, MD

6 points above the state average

#11

Hillcrest Heights, MD

6 points above the state average

#12

Marlow Heights, MD

6 points above the state average

#13

Suitland, MD

6 points above the state average

#14

Temple Hills, MD

6 points above the state average

#15

Pasadena, MD

5 points above the state average

#16

Riviera Beach, MD

5 points above the state average

#17

Severna Park, MD

5 points above the state average

#18

Lake Shore, MD

4 points above the state average

#19

Arnold, MD

3 points above the state average

#20

Cape St. Claire, MD

3 points above the state average

#21

Deale, MD

3 points above the state average

#22

Dundalk, MD

3 points above the state average

#23

Edgemere, MD

3 points above the state average

#24

Annapolis Neck, MD

2 points above the state average

#25

Chesapeake Beach, MD

2 points above the state average

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

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