City vs city
Ocean City vs Whaleyville, MD
Ocean City currently scores 11 points higher overall than Whaleyville, 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 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
Ocean City: 36/100 · Whaleyville: 25/100
Ocean City is 11 points higher.
Flood
Ocean City: 69/100 · Whaleyville: 26/100
Ocean City is 43 points higher.
Ocean City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Whaleyville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ocean City: 34/100 · Whaleyville: 30/100
Ocean City is 4 points higher.
Ocean City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whaleyville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ocean City: 16/100 · Whaleyville: 19/100
Whaleyville is 3 points higher.
Ocean City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whaleyville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ocean City: 15/100 · Whaleyville: 15/100
No gap.
Ocean City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whaleyville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ocean City: 23/100 · Whaleyville: 9/100
Ocean City is 14 points higher.
Ocean City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whaleyville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ocean City: 95/100 · Whaleyville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ocean City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Whaleyville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ocean City: 5/100 · Whaleyville: 42/100
Whaleyville is 37 points higher.
Ocean City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whaleyville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ocean City: 32/100 · Whaleyville: 31/100
Ocean City is 1 points higher.
Ocean City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Whaleyville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.