City vs city
Bear vs Bethany Beach, DE
Bethany Beach currently scores 7 points higher overall than Bear, 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 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
Bear: 31/100 · Bethany Beach: 38/100
Bethany Beach is 7 points higher.
Flood
Bear: 3/100 · Bethany Beach: 94/100
Bethany Beach is 91 points higher.
Bear: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Bethany Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bear: 22/100 · Bethany Beach: 32/100
Bethany Beach is 10 points higher.
Bear: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Bethany Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bear: 41/100 · Bethany Beach: 17/100
Bear is 24 points higher.
Bear: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Bethany Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bear: 15/100 · Bethany Beach: 23/100
Bethany Beach is 8 points higher.
Bear: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bethany Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bear: 40/100 · Bethany Beach: 3/100
Bear is 37 points higher.
Bear: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bethany Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bear: Unavailable · Bethany Beach: 95/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bear: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Bethany Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bear: 46/100 · Bethany Beach: 6/100
Bear is 40 points higher.
Bear: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Bethany Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Bear: 47/100 · Bethany Beach: 33/100
Bear is 14 points higher.
Bear: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Bethany Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
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