City vs city
Ellendale vs Slaughter Beach, DE
Slaughter Beach currently scores 17 points higher overall than Ellendale, 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
Ellendale: 23/100 · Slaughter Beach: 40/100
Slaughter Beach is 17 points higher.
Flood
Ellendale: 24/100 · Slaughter Beach: 87/100
Slaughter Beach is 63 points higher.
Ellendale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Slaughter Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ellendale: 25/100 · Slaughter Beach: 25/100
No gap.
Ellendale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Slaughter Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ellendale: 20/100 · Slaughter Beach: 19/100
Ellendale is 1 points higher.
Ellendale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Slaughter Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ellendale: 8/100 · Slaughter Beach: 8/100
No gap.
Ellendale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Slaughter Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ellendale: 4/100 · Slaughter Beach: 1/100
Ellendale is 3 points higher.
Ellendale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Slaughter Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ellendale: Unavailable · Slaughter Beach: 96/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ellendale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Slaughter Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Ellendale: 43/100 · Slaughter Beach: 49/100
Slaughter Beach is 6 points higher.
Ellendale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Slaughter Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ellendale: 38/100 · Slaughter Beach: 38/100
No gap.
Ellendale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Slaughter Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.