City vs city
Ocean Pines vs Princess Anne, MD
Ocean Pines currently scores 9 points higher overall than Princess Anne, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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 · Princess Anne: 27/100
Ocean Pines is 9 points higher.
Flood
Ocean Pines: 37/100 · Princess Anne: 22/100
Ocean Pines is 15 points higher.
Ocean Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Princess Anne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ocean Pines: 33/100 · Princess Anne: 27/100
Ocean Pines is 6 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Princess Anne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ocean Pines: 17/100 · Princess Anne: 23/100
Princess Anne is 6 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Princess Anne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ocean Pines: 0/100 · Princess Anne: 0/100
No gap.
Ocean Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Princess Anne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ocean Pines: 14/100 · Princess Anne: 32/100
Princess Anne is 18 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Princess Anne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ocean Pines: 96/100 · Princess Anne: 2/100
Ocean Pines is 94 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Princess Anne: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Ocean Pines: 23/100 · Princess Anne: 52/100
Princess Anne is 29 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Princess Anne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ocean Pines: 31/100 · Princess Anne: 28/100
Ocean Pines is 3 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.
Princess Anne: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.