City vs city
Ocean Pines vs Whaleyville, MD
Ocean Pines currently scores 11 points higher overall than Whaleyville, 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 · Whaleyville: 25/100
Ocean Pines is 11 points higher.
Flood
Ocean Pines: 37/100 · Whaleyville: 26/100
Ocean Pines is 11 points higher.
Ocean Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Whaleyville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ocean Pines: 33/100 · Whaleyville: 30/100
Ocean Pines is 3 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whaleyville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ocean Pines: 17/100 · Whaleyville: 19/100
Whaleyville is 2 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whaleyville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ocean Pines: 0/100 · Whaleyville: 15/100
Whaleyville is 15 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whaleyville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ocean Pines: 14/100 · Whaleyville: 9/100
Ocean Pines is 5 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whaleyville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ocean Pines: 96/100 · Whaleyville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ocean Pines: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Whaleyville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ocean Pines: 23/100 · Whaleyville: 42/100
Whaleyville is 19 points higher.
Ocean Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whaleyville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ocean Pines: 31/100 · Whaleyville: 31/100
No gap.
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.
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.