City vs city
West Ocean City vs Whaleyville, MD
West Ocean City currently scores 11 points higher overall than Whaleyville, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
West Ocean City: 36/100 · Whaleyville: 25/100
West Ocean City is 11 points higher.
Flood
West Ocean City: 37/100 · Whaleyville: 26/100
West Ocean City is 11 points higher.
West Ocean City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Whaleyville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
West Ocean City: 33/100 · Whaleyville: 30/100
West Ocean City is 3 points higher.
West Ocean City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whaleyville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
West Ocean City: 17/100 · Whaleyville: 19/100
Whaleyville is 2 points higher.
West Ocean City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whaleyville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
West Ocean City: 0/100 · Whaleyville: 15/100
Whaleyville is 15 points higher.
West Ocean City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whaleyville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
West Ocean City: 14/100 · Whaleyville: 9/100
West Ocean City is 5 points higher.
West Ocean City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whaleyville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
West Ocean City: 96/100 · Whaleyville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
West Ocean City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Whaleyville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
West Ocean City: 23/100 · Whaleyville: 42/100
Whaleyville is 19 points higher.
West Ocean City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whaleyville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
West Ocean City: 31/100 · Whaleyville: 31/100
No gap.
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.
Whaleyville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.