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Dover vs Little Creek, DE

Dover and Little Creek are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in storm surge.

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Little Creek

34/100

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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 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: 34/100 · Little Creek: 34/100

No gap.

Flood

Dover: 32/100 · Little Creek: 0/100

Dover is 32 points higher.

Dover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Little Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Dover: 23/100 · Little Creek: 23/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Dover: 26/100 · Little Creek: 24/100

Dover is 2 points higher.

Dover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Little Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Dover: 23/100 · Little Creek: 0/100

Dover is 23 points higher.

Dover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Little Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Dover: 22/100 · Little Creek: 13/100

Dover is 9 points higher.

Dover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Little Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Dover: 61/100 · Little Creek: 95/100

Little Creek is 34 points higher.

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

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

Wildfire

Dover: 43/100 · Little Creek: 43/100

No gap.

Dover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Little Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Dover: 40/100 · Little Creek: 40/100

No gap.

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.

Little Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.