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Highest risk cities in Delaware

Highest overall weather risk cities in Delaware

Ranked city list for general location risk, based on 79/79 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Overall score

47/100

Updated Tue, Sep 8, 2:26 AM.

79/79 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by overall score from 79 evaluated locations.

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#1

Arden, DE

1 points above the state reference

#2

Ardencroft, DE

1 points above the state reference

#3

Ardentown, DE

1 points above the state reference

#4

Claymont, DE

1 points above the state reference

#5

Bellefonte, DE

3 points below the state reference

#6

New Castle, DE

4 points below the state reference

#7

Wilmington Manor, DE

4 points below the state reference

#8

Dewey Beach, DE

6 points below the state reference

#9

Odessa, DE

6 points below the state reference

#10

Slaughter Beach, DE

7 points below the state reference

#11

Edgemoor, DE

7 points below the state reference

#12

Elsmere, DE

7 points below the state reference

#13

Wilmington, DE

7 points below the state reference

#14

Long Neck, DE

8 points below the state reference

#15

Bowers, DE

8 points below the state reference

#16

Frederica, DE

8 points below the state reference

#17

Magnolia, DE

8 points below the state reference

#18

Bethany Beach, DE

9 points below the state reference

#19

Ocean View, DE

9 points below the state reference

#20

South Bethany, DE

9 points below the state reference

#21

North Star, DE

10 points below the state reference

#22

St. Georges, DE

10 points below the state reference

#23

Millville, DE

11 points below the state reference

#24

Lewes, DE

11 points below the state reference

#25

Townsend, DE

11 points below the state reference

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.