City vs city
Ocean Pines vs Salisbury, MD
Ocean Pines currently scores 9 points higher overall than Salisbury, with the largest gap in hail.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Salisbury: 27/100
Ocean Pines is 9 points higher.
Flood
Ocean Pines: 37/100 · Salisbury: 20/100
Ocean Pines is 17 points higher.
Ocean Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Salisbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ocean Pines: 33/100 · Salisbury: 27/100
Ocean Pines is 6 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salisbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ocean Pines: 17/100 · Salisbury: 21/100
Salisbury is 4 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salisbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ocean Pines: 0/100 · Salisbury: 4/100
Salisbury is 4 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salisbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ocean Pines: 14/100 · Salisbury: 41/100
Salisbury is 27 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salisbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ocean Pines: 96/100 · Salisbury: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ocean Pines: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Salisbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ocean Pines: 23/100 · Salisbury: 48/100
Salisbury is 25 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salisbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Ocean Pines: 31/100 · Salisbury: 30/100
Ocean Pines is 1 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Salisbury: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.