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Dover vs Middletown, DE

Dover currently scores 8 points higher overall than Middletown, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Middletown

26/100

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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 · Middletown: 26/100

Dover is 8 points higher.

Flood

Dover: 32/100 · Middletown: 6/100

Dover is 26 points higher.

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

Middletown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Dover: 23/100 · Middletown: 22/100

Dover is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Dover: 26/100 · Middletown: 36/100

Middletown is 10 points higher.

Dover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Middletown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Dover: 23/100 · Middletown: 27/100

Middletown is 4 points higher.

Dover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Middletown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Dover: 22/100 · Middletown: 10/100

Dover is 12 points higher.

Dover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Middletown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Dover: 61/100 · Middletown: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Dover: 43/100 · Middletown: 38/100

Dover is 5 points higher.

Dover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Middletown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Dover: 40/100 · Middletown: 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.

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.