City vs city
Atlantic Highlands vs Barnegat, NJ
Barnegat currently scores 16 points higher overall than Atlantic Highlands, 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
Atlantic Highlands: 28/100 · Barnegat: 44/100
Barnegat is 16 points higher.
Flood
Atlantic Highlands: 0/100 · Barnegat: 26/100
Barnegat is 26 points higher.
Atlantic Highlands: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Barnegat: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Atlantic Highlands: 25/100 · Barnegat: 31/100
Barnegat is 6 points higher.
Atlantic Highlands: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Barnegat: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Atlantic Highlands: 17/100 · Barnegat: 18/100
Barnegat is 1 points higher.
Atlantic Highlands: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Barnegat: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Atlantic Highlands: 0/100 · Barnegat: 0/100
No gap.
Atlantic Highlands: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Barnegat: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Atlantic Highlands: 8/100 · Barnegat: 39/100
Barnegat is 31 points higher.
Atlantic Highlands: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Barnegat: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Atlantic Highlands: 99/100 · Barnegat: 86/100
Atlantic Highlands is 13 points higher.
Atlantic Highlands: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Barnegat: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Atlantic Highlands: 9/100 · Barnegat: 73/100
Barnegat is 64 points higher.
Atlantic Highlands: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Barnegat: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Atlantic Highlands: 37/100 · Barnegat: 35/100
Atlantic Highlands is 2 points higher.
Atlantic Highlands: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Barnegat: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.