City vs city
Highland Acres vs Newark, DE
Highland Acres currently scores 3 points higher overall than Newark, 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 · Newark: 31/100
Highland Acres is 3 points higher.
Flood
Highland Acres: 32/100 · Newark: 3/100
Highland Acres is 29 points higher.
Highland Acres: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Newark: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highland Acres: 23/100 · Newark: 22/100
Highland Acres is 1 points higher.
Highland Acres: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newark: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highland Acres: 26/100 · Newark: 41/100
Newark is 15 points higher.
Highland Acres: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newark: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highland Acres: 23/100 · Newark: 15/100
Highland Acres is 8 points higher.
Highland Acres: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newark: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highland Acres: 22/100 · Newark: 40/100
Newark is 18 points higher.
Highland Acres: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newark: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highland Acres: 61/100 · Newark: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highland Acres: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newark: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highland Acres: 43/100 · Newark: 46/100
Newark is 3 points higher.
Highland Acres: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newark: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highland Acres: 40/100 · Newark: 47/100
Newark is 7 points higher.
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.
Newark: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.