City vs city
Blades vs Wilmington, DE
Wilmington currently scores 9 points higher overall than Blades, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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
Blades: 31/100 · Wilmington: 40/100
Wilmington is 9 points higher.
Flood
Blades: 29/100 · Wilmington: 0/100
Blades is 29 points higher.
Blades: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wilmington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Blades: 24/100 · Wilmington: 22/100
Blades is 2 points higher.
Blades: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wilmington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Blades: 20/100 · Wilmington: 41/100
Wilmington is 21 points higher.
Blades: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wilmington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Blades: 0/100 · Wilmington: 27/100
Wilmington is 27 points higher.
Blades: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilmington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Blades: 15/100 · Wilmington: 46/100
Wilmington is 31 points higher.
Blades: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilmington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Blades: 50/100 · Wilmington: 99/100
Wilmington is 49 points higher.
Blades: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wilmington: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Blades: 50/100 · Wilmington: 47/100
Blades is 3 points higher.
Blades: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wilmington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Blades: 31/100 · Wilmington: 39/100
Wilmington is 8 points higher.
Blades: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wilmington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.