City vs city
North Potomac vs Poolesville, MD
North Potomac and Poolesville are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in tornado.
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
North Potomac: 30/100 · Poolesville: 30/100
No gap.
Flood
North Potomac: 4/100 · Poolesville: 3/100
North Potomac is 1 points higher.
North Potomac: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Poolesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
North Potomac: 20/100 · Poolesville: 20/100
No gap.
North Potomac: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Poolesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
North Potomac: 37/100 · Poolesville: 33/100
North Potomac is 4 points higher.
North Potomac: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Poolesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
North Potomac: 8/100 · Poolesville: 38/100
Poolesville is 30 points higher.
North Potomac: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poolesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
North Potomac: 56/100 · Poolesville: 45/100
North Potomac is 11 points higher.
North Potomac: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poolesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
North Potomac: Unavailable · Poolesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
North Potomac: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Poolesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
North Potomac: 41/100 · Poolesville: 28/100
North Potomac is 13 points higher.
North Potomac: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Poolesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
North Potomac: 43/100 · Poolesville: 40/100
North Potomac is 3 points higher.
North Potomac: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Poolesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.