City vs city
Dover Base Housing vs Kent Acres, DE
Dover Base Housing and Kent Acres are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Dover Base Housing: 34/100 · Kent Acres: 34/100
No gap.
Flood
Dover Base Housing: 0/100 · Kent Acres: 32/100
Kent Acres is 32 points higher.
Dover Base Housing: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Kent Acres: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dover Base Housing: 23/100 · Kent Acres: 23/100
No gap.
Dover Base Housing: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kent Acres: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dover Base Housing: 24/100 · Kent Acres: 26/100
Kent Acres is 2 points higher.
Dover Base Housing: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kent Acres: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dover Base Housing: 0/100 · Kent Acres: 23/100
Kent Acres is 23 points higher.
Dover Base Housing: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kent Acres: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dover Base Housing: 13/100 · Kent Acres: 22/100
Kent Acres is 9 points higher.
Dover Base Housing: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kent Acres: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dover Base Housing: 95/100 · Kent Acres: 61/100
Dover Base Housing is 34 points higher.
Dover Base Housing: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Kent Acres: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Dover Base Housing: 43/100 · Kent Acres: 43/100
No gap.
Dover Base Housing: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kent Acres: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dover Base Housing: 40/100 · Kent Acres: 40/100
No gap.
Dover Base Housing: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Kent Acres: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.