City vs city
Salisbury vs West Ocean City, MD
West Ocean City 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 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
Salisbury: 27/100 · West Ocean City: 36/100
West Ocean City is 9 points higher.
Flood
Salisbury: 20/100 · West Ocean City: 37/100
West Ocean City is 17 points higher.
Salisbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
West Ocean City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Salisbury: 27/100 · West Ocean City: 33/100
West Ocean City is 6 points higher.
Salisbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Ocean City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Salisbury: 21/100 · West Ocean City: 17/100
Salisbury is 4 points higher.
Salisbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Ocean City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Salisbury: 4/100 · West Ocean City: 0/100
Salisbury is 4 points higher.
Salisbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Ocean City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Salisbury: 41/100 · West Ocean City: 14/100
Salisbury is 27 points higher.
Salisbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Ocean City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Salisbury: Unavailable · West Ocean City: 96/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Salisbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Ocean City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Salisbury: 48/100 · West Ocean City: 23/100
Salisbury is 25 points higher.
Salisbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Ocean City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Salisbury: 30/100 · West Ocean City: 31/100
West Ocean City is 1 points higher.
Salisbury: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Ocean City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.