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Highest risk cities in Delaware

Highest hurricane risk cities in Delaware

Ranked city list for hurricane wind, surge, and flooding exposure, based on 79/79 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Hurricane score

58/100

Updated Fri, Oct 16, 9:49 PM.

79/79 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by hurricane score from 79 evaluated locations.

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#1

Dewey Beach, DE

16 points above the state reference

74/100

#2

Bethany Beach, DE

15 points above the state reference

73/100

#3

Ocean View, DE

15 points above the state reference

73/100

#4

South Bethany, DE

15 points above the state reference

73/100

#5

Slaughter Beach, DE

10 points above the state reference

68/100

#6

Henlopen Acres, DE

7 points above the state reference

65/100

#7

Long Neck, DE

7 points above the state reference

65/100

#8

Rehoboth Beach, DE

7 points above the state reference

65/100

#9

Arden, DE

5 points above the state reference

63/100

#10

Ardencroft, DE

5 points above the state reference

63/100

#11

Ardentown, DE

5 points above the state reference

63/100

#12

Claymont, DE

5 points above the state reference

63/100

#13

Fenwick Island, DE

5 points above the state reference

63/100

#14

Millville, DE

4 points above the state reference

62/100

#15

Bowers, DE

3 points above the state reference

61/100

#16

Dagsboro, DE

3 points above the state reference

61/100

#17

Frankford, DE

3 points above the state reference

61/100

#18

Frederica, DE

3 points above the state reference

61/100

#19

Lewes, DE

3 points above the state reference

61/100

#20

Magnolia, DE

3 points above the state reference

61/100

#21

Odessa, DE

at the state reference

58/100

#22

St. Georges, DE

1 points below the state reference

57/100

#23

Cheswold, DE

3 points below the state reference

55/100

#24

Leipsic, DE

3 points below the state reference

55/100

#25

Delaware City, DE

4 points below the state reference

54/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across79/79 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.