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