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Newark vs Pike Creek, DE

Newark currently scores 3 points higher overall than Pike Creek, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Newark

31/100

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Pike Creek

28/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Newark: 31/100 · Pike Creek: 28/100

Newark is 3 points higher.

Flood

Newark: 3/100 · Pike Creek: 0/100

Newark is 3 points higher.

Newark: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Pike Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Newark: 22/100 · Pike Creek: 22/100

No gap.

Newark: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Pike Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Newark: 41/100 · Pike Creek: 42/100

Pike Creek is 1 points higher.

Newark: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Pike Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Newark: 15/100 · Pike Creek: 38/100

Pike Creek is 23 points higher.

Newark: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pike Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Newark: 40/100 · Pike Creek: 22/100

Newark is 18 points higher.

Newark: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pike Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Newark: Unavailable · Pike Creek: 0/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Newark: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Pike Creek: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Newark: 46/100 · Pike Creek: 30/100

Newark is 16 points higher.

Newark: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Pike Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Newark: 47/100 · Pike Creek: 42/100

Newark is 5 points higher.

Newark: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Pike Creek: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.