City vs city
Bethany Beach vs Dover, DE
Bethany Beach currently scores 4 points higher overall than Dover, 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
Bethany Beach: 38/100 · Dover: 34/100
Bethany Beach is 4 points higher.
Flood
Bethany Beach: 94/100 · Dover: 32/100
Bethany Beach is 62 points higher.
Bethany Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Dover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bethany Beach: 32/100 · Dover: 23/100
Bethany Beach is 9 points higher.
Bethany Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Dover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bethany Beach: 17/100 · Dover: 26/100
Dover is 9 points higher.
Bethany Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Dover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bethany Beach: 23/100 · Dover: 23/100
No gap.
Bethany Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bethany Beach: 3/100 · Dover: 22/100
Dover is 19 points higher.
Bethany Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bethany Beach: 95/100 · Dover: 61/100
Bethany Beach is 34 points higher.
Bethany Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Dover: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bethany Beach: 6/100 · Dover: 43/100
Dover is 37 points higher.
Bethany Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Dover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bethany Beach: 33/100 · Dover: 40/100
Dover is 7 points higher.
Bethany Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Dover: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.