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Bear vs Elsmere, DE
Elsmere currently scores 9 points higher overall than Bear, with the largest gap in tornado.
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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 · Elsmere: 40/100
Elsmere is 9 points higher.
Flood
Bear: 3/100 · Elsmere: 0/100
Bear is 3 points higher.
Bear: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Elsmere: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bear: 22/100 · Elsmere: 22/100
No gap.
Bear: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elsmere: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bear: 41/100 · Elsmere: 41/100
No gap.
Bear: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elsmere: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bear: 15/100 · Elsmere: 27/100
Elsmere is 12 points higher.
Bear: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elsmere: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bear: 40/100 · Elsmere: 46/100
Elsmere is 6 points higher.
Bear: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elsmere: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bear: Unavailable · Elsmere: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bear: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Elsmere: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bear: 46/100 · Elsmere: 47/100
Elsmere is 1 points higher.
Bear: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elsmere: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Bear: 47/100 · Elsmere: 39/100
Bear is 8 points higher.
Bear: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Elsmere: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
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