City vs city
Allendale vs Ridgewood, NJ
Ridgewood currently scores 4 points higher overall than Allendale, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Allendale: 28/100 · Ridgewood: 32/100
Ridgewood is 4 points higher.
Flood
Allendale: 1/100 · Ridgewood: 0/100
Allendale is 1 points higher.
Allendale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Ridgewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Allendale: 22/100 · Ridgewood: 22/100
No gap.
Allendale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ridgewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Allendale: 22/100 · Ridgewood: 21/100
Allendale is 1 points higher.
Allendale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ridgewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Allendale: 0/100 · Ridgewood: 0/100
No gap.
Allendale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ridgewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Allendale: 24/100 · Ridgewood: 31/100
Ridgewood is 7 points higher.
Allendale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ridgewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Allendale: Unavailable · Ridgewood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Allendale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ridgewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Allendale: 64/100 · Ridgewood: 82/100
Ridgewood is 18 points higher.
Allendale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ridgewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Allendale: 35/100 · Ridgewood: 35/100
No gap.
Allendale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ridgewood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.