City vs city
Ocean Pines vs Parsonsburg, MD
Ocean Pines currently scores 8 points higher overall than Parsonsburg, with the largest gap 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
Ocean Pines: 36/100 · Parsonsburg: 28/100
Ocean Pines is 8 points higher.
Flood
Ocean Pines: 37/100 · Parsonsburg: 20/100
Ocean Pines is 17 points higher.
Ocean Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Parsonsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ocean Pines: 33/100 · Parsonsburg: 28/100
Ocean Pines is 5 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Parsonsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ocean Pines: 17/100 · Parsonsburg: 20/100
Parsonsburg is 3 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Parsonsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ocean Pines: 0/100 · Parsonsburg: 0/100
No gap.
Ocean Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Parsonsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ocean Pines: 14/100 · Parsonsburg: 22/100
Parsonsburg is 8 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Parsonsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ocean Pines: 96/100 · Parsonsburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ocean Pines: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Parsonsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ocean Pines: 23/100 · Parsonsburg: 48/100
Parsonsburg is 25 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Parsonsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ocean Pines: 31/100 · Parsonsburg: 30/100
Ocean Pines is 1 points higher.
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.
Parsonsburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.