City vs city
Peppermill Village vs Silver Spring, MD
Silver Spring currently scores 5 points higher overall than Peppermill Village, 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
Peppermill Village: 33/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Silver Spring is 5 points higher.
Flood
Peppermill Village: 18/100 · Silver Spring: 0/100
Peppermill Village is 18 points higher.
Peppermill Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Peppermill Village: 21/100 · Silver Spring: 21/100
No gap.
Peppermill Village: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Peppermill Village: 40/100 · Silver Spring: 38/100
Peppermill Village is 2 points higher.
Peppermill Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Peppermill Village: 27/100 · Silver Spring: 27/100
No gap.
Peppermill Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Peppermill Village: 33/100 · Silver Spring: 100/100
Silver Spring is 67 points higher.
Peppermill Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Peppermill Village: Unavailable · Silver Spring: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Peppermill Village: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Peppermill Village: 47/100 · Silver Spring: 37/100
Peppermill Village is 10 points higher.
Peppermill Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Peppermill Village: 44/100 · Silver Spring: 45/100
Silver Spring is 1 points higher.
Peppermill Village: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Silver Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.