City vs city
Newark vs Ocean Pines, MD
Newark and Ocean Pines are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.
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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Newark: 36/100 · Ocean Pines: 36/100
No gap.
Flood
Newark: 39/100 · Ocean Pines: 37/100
Newark is 2 points higher.
Newark: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Ocean Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Newark: 33/100 · Ocean Pines: 33/100
No gap.
Newark: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ocean Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Newark: 18/100 · Ocean Pines: 17/100
Newark is 1 points higher.
Newark: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ocean Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Newark: 0/100 · Ocean Pines: 0/100
No gap.
Newark: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Newark: 17/100 · Ocean Pines: 14/100
Newark is 3 points higher.
Newark: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Newark: 98/100 · Ocean Pines: 96/100
Newark is 2 points higher.
Newark: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ocean Pines: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Newark: 18/100 · Ocean Pines: 23/100
Ocean Pines is 5 points higher.
Newark: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ocean Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Newark: 30/100 · Ocean Pines: 31/100
Ocean Pines is 1 points higher.
Newark: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ocean Pines: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.