City vs city
Silver Spring vs Waldorf, MD
Waldorf currently scores 3 points higher overall than Silver Spring, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Silver Spring: 38/100 · Waldorf: 41/100
Waldorf is 3 points higher.
Flood
Silver Spring: 0/100 · Waldorf: 18/100
Waldorf is 18 points higher.
Silver Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Waldorf: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Silver Spring: 21/100 · Waldorf: 21/100
No gap.
Silver Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waldorf: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Silver Spring: 38/100 · Waldorf: 41/100
Waldorf is 3 points higher.
Silver Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waldorf: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Silver Spring: 27/100 · Waldorf: 19/100
Silver Spring is 8 points higher.
Silver Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waldorf: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Silver Spring: 100/100 · Waldorf: 90/100
Silver Spring is 10 points higher.
Silver Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waldorf: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Silver Spring: Unavailable · Waldorf: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Silver Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waldorf: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Silver Spring: 37/100 · Waldorf: 52/100
Waldorf is 15 points higher.
Silver Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waldorf: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Silver Spring: 45/100 · Waldorf: 44/100
Silver Spring is 1 points higher.
Silver Spring: 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.