City vs city
Asbury Park vs Bay Head, NJ
Bay Head currently scores 10 points higher overall than Asbury Park, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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
Asbury Park: 33/100 · Bay Head: 43/100
Bay Head is 10 points higher.
Flood
Asbury Park: 20/100 · Bay Head: 69/100
Bay Head is 49 points higher.
Asbury Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Bay Head: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Asbury Park: 27/100 · Bay Head: 29/100
Bay Head is 2 points higher.
Asbury Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Bay Head: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Asbury Park: 17/100 · Bay Head: 16/100
Asbury Park is 1 points higher.
Asbury Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Bay Head: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Asbury Park: 19/100 · Bay Head: 19/100
No gap.
Asbury Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bay Head: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Asbury Park: 46/100 · Bay Head: 12/100
Asbury Park is 34 points higher.
Asbury Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bay Head: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Asbury Park: 33/100 · Bay Head: 97/100
Bay Head is 64 points higher.
Asbury Park: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Bay Head: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Asbury Park: 69/100 · Bay Head: 68/100
Asbury Park is 1 points higher.
Asbury Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Bay Head: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Asbury Park: 35/100 · Bay Head: 37/100
Bay Head is 2 points higher.
Asbury Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Bay Head: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.