City vs city
Barnegat Light vs Branchburg, NJ
Barnegat Light currently scores 5 points higher overall than Branchburg, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Barnegat Light: 40/100 · Branchburg: 35/100
Barnegat Light is 5 points higher.
Flood
Barnegat Light: 85/100 · Branchburg: 20/100
Barnegat Light is 65 points higher.
Barnegat Light: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barnegat Light: 33/100 · Branchburg: 22/100
Barnegat Light is 11 points higher.
Barnegat Light: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barnegat Light: 17/100 · Branchburg: 21/100
Branchburg is 4 points higher.
Barnegat Light: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barnegat Light: 23/100 · Branchburg: 0/100
Barnegat Light is 23 points higher.
Barnegat Light: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barnegat Light: 11/100 · Branchburg: 35/100
Branchburg is 24 points higher.
Barnegat Light: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barnegat Light: 98/100 · Branchburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Barnegat Light: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Barnegat Light: 14/100 · Branchburg: 71/100
Branchburg is 57 points higher.
Barnegat Light: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barnegat Light: 36/100 · Branchburg: 39/100
Branchburg is 3 points higher.
Barnegat Light: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Branchburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.