City vs city
Lake Shore vs Silver Spring, MD
Silver Spring currently scores 9 points higher overall than Lake Shore, 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 Shore: 29/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Silver Spring is 9 points higher.
Flood
Lake Shore: 13/100 · Silver Spring: 0/100
Lake Shore is 13 points higher.
Lake Shore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Shore: 22/100 · Silver Spring: 21/100
Lake Shore is 1 points higher.
Lake Shore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Shore: 38/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
No gap.
Lake Shore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Shore: 8/100 · Silver Spring: 27/100
Silver Spring is 19 points higher.
Lake Shore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Shore: 16/100 · Silver Spring: 100/100
Silver Spring is 84 points higher.
Lake Shore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Shore: 91/100 · Silver Spring: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Shore: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Shore: 1/100 · Silver Spring: 37/100
Silver Spring is 36 points higher.
Lake Shore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lake Shore: 40/100 · Silver Spring: 45/100
Silver Spring is 5 points higher.
Lake Shore: 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.