City vs city
Silver Spring vs Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park currently scores 4 points higher overall than Silver Spring, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Silver Spring: 38/100 · Takoma Park: 42/100
Takoma Park is 4 points higher.
Flood
Silver Spring: 0/100 · Takoma Park: 0/100
No gap.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Takoma Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Silver Spring: 21/100 · Takoma Park: 21/100
No gap.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Takoma Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Silver Spring: 38/100 · Takoma Park: 39/100
Takoma Park is 1 points higher.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Takoma Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Silver Spring: 27/100 · Takoma Park: 0/100
Silver Spring is 27 points higher.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Takoma Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Silver Spring: 100/100 · Takoma Park: 100/100
No gap.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Takoma Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Silver Spring: Unavailable · Takoma Park: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Takoma Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Silver Spring: 37/100 · Takoma Park: 44/100
Takoma Park is 7 points higher.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Takoma Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Silver Spring: 45/100 · Takoma Park: 45/100
No gap.
Silver Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Takoma Park: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.