City vs city
Maryland City vs Silver Spring, MD
Silver Spring currently scores 3 points higher overall than Maryland City, 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
Maryland City: 35/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Silver Spring is 3 points higher.
Flood
Maryland City: 24/100 · Silver Spring: 0/100
Maryland City is 24 points higher.
Maryland City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Maryland City: 21/100 · Silver Spring: 21/100
No gap.
Maryland City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Maryland City: 39/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Maryland City is 1 points higher.
Maryland City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Maryland City: 19/100 · Silver Spring: 27/100
Silver Spring is 8 points higher.
Maryland City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Maryland City: 58/100 · Silver Spring: 100/100
Silver Spring is 42 points higher.
Maryland City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Maryland City: Unavailable · Silver Spring: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Maryland City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Maryland City: 40/100 · Silver Spring: 37/100
Maryland City is 3 points higher.
Maryland City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Maryland City: 42/100 · Silver Spring: 45/100
Silver Spring is 3 points higher.
Maryland City: 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.