City vs city
Cheswold vs Wilmington, DE
Wilmington currently scores 6 points higher overall than Cheswold, 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
Cheswold: 34/100 · Wilmington: 40/100
Wilmington is 6 points higher.
Flood
Cheswold: 36/100 · Wilmington: 0/100
Cheswold is 36 points higher.
Cheswold: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wilmington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cheswold: 23/100 · Wilmington: 22/100
Cheswold is 1 points higher.
Cheswold: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wilmington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheswold: 28/100 · Wilmington: 41/100
Wilmington is 13 points higher.
Cheswold: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wilmington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheswold: 4/100 · Wilmington: 27/100
Wilmington is 23 points higher.
Cheswold: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilmington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheswold: 14/100 · Wilmington: 46/100
Wilmington is 32 points higher.
Cheswold: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilmington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheswold: 90/100 · Wilmington: 99/100
Wilmington is 9 points higher.
Cheswold: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wilmington: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cheswold: 38/100 · Wilmington: 47/100
Wilmington is 9 points higher.
Cheswold: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wilmington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cheswold: 40/100 · Wilmington: 39/100
Cheswold is 1 points higher.
Cheswold: 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.