City vs city
Seat Pleasant vs Waldorf, MD
Seat Pleasant and Waldorf are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Seat Pleasant: 41/100 · Waldorf: 41/100
No gap.
Flood
Seat Pleasant: 14/100 · Waldorf: 18/100
Waldorf is 4 points higher.
Seat Pleasant: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Waldorf: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Seat Pleasant: 21/100 · Waldorf: 21/100
No gap.
Seat Pleasant: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waldorf: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Seat Pleasant: 40/100 · Waldorf: 41/100
Waldorf is 1 points higher.
Seat Pleasant: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waldorf: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Seat Pleasant: 31/100 · Waldorf: 19/100
Seat Pleasant is 12 points higher.
Seat Pleasant: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waldorf: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Seat Pleasant: 37/100 · Waldorf: 90/100
Waldorf is 53 points higher.
Seat Pleasant: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waldorf: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Seat Pleasant: 93/100 · Waldorf: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Seat Pleasant: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Waldorf: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Seat Pleasant: 48/100 · Waldorf: 52/100
Waldorf is 4 points higher.
Seat Pleasant: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waldorf: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Seat Pleasant: 47/100 · Waldorf: 44/100
Seat Pleasant is 3 points higher.
Seat Pleasant: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waldorf: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.