City vs city
Highland Acres vs Middletown, DE
Highland Acres 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.
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
Highland Acres: 34/100 · Middletown: 26/100
Highland Acres is 8 points higher.
Flood
Highland Acres: 32/100 · Middletown: 6/100
Highland Acres is 26 points higher.
Highland Acres: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Middletown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highland Acres: 23/100 · Middletown: 22/100
Highland Acres is 1 points higher.
Highland Acres: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Middletown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highland Acres: 26/100 · Middletown: 36/100
Middletown is 10 points higher.
Highland Acres: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Middletown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highland Acres: 23/100 · Middletown: 27/100
Middletown is 4 points higher.
Highland Acres: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middletown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highland Acres: 22/100 · Middletown: 10/100
Highland Acres is 12 points higher.
Highland Acres: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middletown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highland Acres: 61/100 · Middletown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highland Acres: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Middletown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highland Acres: 43/100 · Middletown: 38/100
Highland Acres is 5 points higher.
Highland Acres: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Middletown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highland Acres: 40/100 · Middletown: 40/100
No gap.
Highland Acres: 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.