City vs city
Delaware City vs Middletown, DE
Delaware City currently scores 8 points higher overall than Middletown, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Delaware City: 34/100 · Middletown: 26/100
Delaware City is 8 points higher.
Flood
Delaware City: 18/100 · Middletown: 6/100
Delaware City is 12 points higher.
Delaware City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Middletown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Delaware City: 22/100 · Middletown: 22/100
No gap.
Delaware City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Middletown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Delaware City: 36/100 · Middletown: 36/100
No gap.
Delaware City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Middletown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Delaware City: 0/100 · Middletown: 27/100
Middletown is 27 points higher.
Delaware City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middletown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Delaware City: 13/100 · Middletown: 10/100
Delaware City is 3 points higher.
Delaware City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middletown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Delaware City: 98/100 · Middletown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Delaware City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Middletown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Delaware City: 11/100 · Middletown: 38/100
Middletown is 27 points higher.
Delaware City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Middletown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Delaware City: 39/100 · Middletown: 40/100
Middletown is 1 points higher.
Delaware City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Middletown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.