City vs city
Barnegat vs Mount Ephraim, NJ
Barnegat currently scores 11 points higher overall than Mount Ephraim, 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: 44/100 · Mount Ephraim: 33/100
Barnegat is 11 points higher.
Flood
Barnegat: 26/100 · Mount Ephraim: 0/100
Barnegat is 26 points higher.
Barnegat: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Mount Ephraim: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barnegat: 31/100 · Mount Ephraim: 22/100
Barnegat is 9 points higher.
Barnegat: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mount Ephraim: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barnegat: 18/100 · Mount Ephraim: 32/100
Mount Ephraim is 14 points higher.
Barnegat: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mount Ephraim: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barnegat: 0/100 · Mount Ephraim: 19/100
Mount Ephraim is 19 points higher.
Barnegat: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Ephraim: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barnegat: 39/100 · Mount Ephraim: 58/100
Mount Ephraim is 19 points higher.
Barnegat: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Ephraim: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barnegat: 86/100 · Mount Ephraim: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Barnegat: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Mount Ephraim: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Barnegat: 73/100 · Mount Ephraim: 62/100
Barnegat is 11 points higher.
Barnegat: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mount Ephraim: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barnegat: 35/100 · Mount Ephraim: 39/100
Mount Ephraim is 4 points higher.
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.
Mount Ephraim: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.