City vs city
Bowers vs Dover, DE
Bowers currently scores 5 points higher overall than Dover, 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
Bowers: 39/100 · Dover: 34/100
Bowers is 5 points higher.
Flood
Bowers: 61/100 · Dover: 32/100
Bowers is 29 points higher.
Bowers: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Dover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bowers: 24/100 · Dover: 23/100
Bowers is 1 points higher.
Bowers: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Dover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bowers: 22/100 · Dover: 26/100
Dover is 4 points higher.
Bowers: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Dover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bowers: 23/100 · Dover: 23/100
No gap.
Bowers: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bowers: 8/100 · Dover: 22/100
Dover is 14 points higher.
Bowers: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bowers: 93/100 · Dover: 61/100
Bowers is 32 points higher.
Bowers: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Dover: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bowers: 42/100 · Dover: 43/100
Dover is 1 points higher.
Bowers: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Dover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bowers: 39/100 · Dover: 40/100
Dover is 1 points higher.
Bowers: 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.