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Maryland cities by disaster risk

56 cities and communities with 25,000 or more people. Ratings are for the county each city sits in.

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CityCountyOverall riskTop hazardPeople
BaltimoreBaltimore CityHighInland flooding573,243
ColumbiaHoward CountyLowInland flooding104,338
GermantownMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding90,719
FrederickFrederick CountyLowInland flooding83,395
WaldorfCharles CountyLowInland flooding82,943
Silver SpringMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding81,462
Ellicott CityHoward CountyLowInland flooding75,257
Glen BurnieAnne Arundel CountyModerateInland flooding72,590
GaithersburgMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding69,825
BethesdaMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding69,397
RockvilleMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding67,671
DundalkBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding65,969
TowsonBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding58,679
SevernAnne Arundel CountyModerateInland flooding58,402
Bel Air SouthHarford CountyLowInland flooding58,137
BowiePrince George's CountyModerateInland flooding57,926
Aspen HillMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding53,279
WheatonMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding52,926
North BethesdaMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding49,677
PotomacMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding45,902
OdentonAnne Arundel CountyModerateInland flooding45,002
HagerstownWashington CountyLowInland flooding43,665
CatonsvilleBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding43,368
AnnapolisAnne Arundel CountyModerateInland flooding40,720
EssexBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding40,580
Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County)Baltimore CountyModerateInland flooding40,379
Severna ParkAnne Arundel CountyModerateInland flooding40,228
ClintonPrince George's CountyModerateInland flooding38,376
Owings MillsBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding37,245
RandallstownBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding35,957
OlneyMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding35,797
ChillumPrince George's CountyModerateInland flooding34,871
College ParkPrince George's CountyModerateInland flooding34,540
PasadenaAnne Arundel CountyModerateInland flooding34,309
Montgomery VillageMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding34,110
PikesvilleBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding33,524
SalisburyWicomico CountyLowHurricane33,285
Middle RiverBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding31,712
EldersburgCarroll CountyLowInland flooding31,695
Bel Air NorthHarford CountyLowInland flooding31,302
Milford MillBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding30,829
ParkvilleBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding30,549
ClarksburgMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding30,487
LaurelPrince George's CountyModerateInland flooding29,798
CroftonAnne Arundel CountyModerateInland flooding29,549
South LaurelPrince George's CountyModerateInland flooding29,272
Perry HallBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding29,105
IlchesterHoward CountyLowInland flooding28,364
CarneyBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding28,343
LochearnBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding27,074
Ballenger CreekFrederick CountyLowInland flooding26,390
ElkridgeHoward CountyLowInland flooding26,283
FairlandMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding26,231
ReisterstownBaltimore CountyModerateInland flooding25,582
North LaurelHoward CountyLowInland flooding25,563
Fort WashingtonPrince George's CountyModerateInland flooding25,134