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Highest risk cities in Delaware

Highest wind risk cities in Delaware

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

P85-based state reference

Wind score

31/100

Updated Sun, Nov 8, 7:43 PM.

79/79 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by wind score from 79 evaluated locations.

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#1

Fenwick Island, DE

2 points above the state reference

#2

Bethany Beach, DE

1 points above the state reference

#3

Ocean View, DE

1 points above the state reference

#4

South Bethany, DE

1 points above the state reference

#5

Dewey Beach, DE

at the state reference

#6

Millville, DE

1 points below the state reference

#7

Selbyville, DE

1 points below the state reference

#8

Long Neck, DE

2 points below the state reference

#9

Dagsboro, DE

3 points below the state reference

#10

Frankford, DE

3 points below the state reference

#11

Henlopen Acres, DE

3 points below the state reference

#12

Rehoboth Beach, DE

3 points below the state reference

#13

Lewes, DE

4 points below the state reference

#14

Millsboro, DE

4 points below the state reference

#15

Delmar, DE

5 points below the state reference

#16

Georgetown, DE

5 points below the state reference

#17

Laurel, DE

5 points below the state reference

#18

Milton, DE

5 points below the state reference

#19

Bethel, DE

6 points below the state reference

#20

Ellendale, DE

6 points below the state reference

#21

Lincoln, DE

6 points below the state reference

#22

Slaughter Beach, DE

6 points below the state reference

#23

Blades, DE

7 points below the state reference

#24

Bowers, DE

7 points below the state reference

#25

Bridgeville, DE

7 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.