Delaware County, Indiana: roof stress score 53.4 of 100

Delaware County ranks #506 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #5 of 23 in Indiana. Delaware County homes: 88.3% predate 2000, median year 1966. Hail in Delaware County (1 inch or more): 1.4 days a year. Permits in Delaware County ran 20.6 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 53.4

InputDelaware CountyMedianStress percentileIn IN
Homes built before 2000 88.3%80.4% 79 93
Severe hail days per year 1.42.0 15 54
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 20.635.5 67 89

Average of 79, 15 and 67: 53.4

Delaware County on age: only 11.7% of homes date from 2000 or later. Delaware County on hail: 11 severe days over 8 full years, at most 4 in 2023. Delaware County on building: 20.6 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Delaware County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Delaware County homes by decade built

51,611 housing units by decade built 18.1% pre-1940 7.4% 1940s 14.2% 1950s 15.9% 1960s 14.7% 1970s 8.0% 1980s 10.0% 1990s 7.3% 2000s 4.1% 2010s 0.3% 2020+
51,611 housing units by decade built
pre-194018.1%
1940s7.4%
1950s14.2%
1960s15.9%
1970s14.7%
1980s8.0%
1990s10.0%
2000s7.3%
2010s4.1%
2020+0.3%

51,611 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 18.1%. Before 1980: 70.3%. Since 2010: 4.4%.

New-home permits in Delaware County

1,062 single-family permits by year 54 14 46 15 82 16 68 17 52 18 58 19 116 20 100 21 201 22 82 23 109 24 94 25
1,062 single-family permits by year
1454
1546
1682
1768
1852
1958
20116
21100
22201
2382
24109
2594

Delaware County issued 1,062 single-family permits, equal to 2.1% of its 51,611 housing units. Pace: about 95 a year lately, up from 61 a year at the start. Peak: 201 permits in 2022.

Severe hail days in Delaware County, by year

Delaware County severe days per year 2 14 1 15 0 17 1 18 1 20 1 21 4 23 1 24 1 26*
Delaware County severe days per year
142
151
170
181
201
211
234
241
26*1

* partial year. Delaware County: severe days in 7 of 8 full years (worst: 2023, 4 days).

Map of 17 hail reports in Delaware County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Delaware County among Indiana counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Vigo County59.984.4%1.711.5+6.5
St. Joseph County57.785.5%2.030.2+4.3
Delaware County53.488.3%1.420.6-0.0
Madison County45.188.2%1.338.0-8.3

4 published. Delaware County on the Indiana map

Counties scoring near 53.4

CountyRankScoreGap
Clark County, OH#49254.1+0.7
Taylor County, TX#49454.0+0.6
Sebastian County, AR#50053.7+0.3
Bowie County, TX#52252.5-0.9
Pulaski County, AR#52652.2-1.2
Stark County, OH#52752.2-1.2

Why Delaware County lands at 53.4

Delaware County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 79th percentile. Age stands at 79, hail at 15, renewal at 67. Your house may differ: the score of Delaware County is not a verdict on one roof.

Delaware County next steps

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Delaware County data: NOAA (11 severe days), Census ACS (51,611 homes), Census BPS (1,062 permits). Method, limits and common questions