City vs city
Middle River vs Silver Spring, MD
Middle River currently scores 3 points higher overall than Silver Spring, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Middle River: 41/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Middle River is 3 points higher.
Flood
Middle River: 25/100 · Silver Spring: 0/100
Middle River is 25 points higher.
Middle River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Middle River: 21/100 · Silver Spring: 21/100
No gap.
Middle River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Middle River: 39/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Middle River is 1 points higher.
Middle River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Middle River: 15/100 · Silver Spring: 27/100
Silver Spring is 12 points higher.
Middle River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Middle River: 86/100 · Silver Spring: 100/100
Silver Spring is 14 points higher.
Middle River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Middle River: 78/100 · Silver Spring: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Middle River: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Middle River: 28/100 · Silver Spring: 37/100
Silver Spring is 9 points higher.
Middle River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Middle River: 39/100 · Silver Spring: 45/100
Silver Spring is 6 points higher.
Middle River: 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.