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Brookside vs Elsmere, DE

Elsmere currently scores 9 points higher overall than Brookside, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Brookside

31/100

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Elsmere

40/100

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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

Brookside: 31/100 · Elsmere: 40/100

Elsmere is 9 points higher.

Flood

Brookside: 3/100 · Elsmere: 0/100

Brookside is 3 points higher.

Brookside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Elsmere: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Brookside: 22/100 · Elsmere: 22/100

No gap.

Brookside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Elsmere: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Brookside: 41/100 · Elsmere: 41/100

No gap.

Brookside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Elsmere: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Brookside: 15/100 · Elsmere: 27/100

Elsmere is 12 points higher.

Brookside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Elsmere: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Brookside: 40/100 · Elsmere: 46/100

Elsmere is 6 points higher.

Brookside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Elsmere: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Brookside: Unavailable · Elsmere: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Brookside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Elsmere: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Brookside: 46/100 · Elsmere: 47/100

Elsmere is 1 points higher.

Brookside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Elsmere: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Brookside: 47/100 · Elsmere: 39/100

Brookside is 8 points higher.

Brookside: 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.