City vs city
Barnegat vs Ocean Grove, NJ
Barnegat currently scores 11 points higher overall than Ocean Grove, 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
Barnegat: 44/100 · Ocean Grove: 33/100
Barnegat is 11 points higher.
Flood
Barnegat: 26/100 · Ocean Grove: 20/100
Barnegat is 6 points higher.
Barnegat: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Ocean Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barnegat: 31/100 · Ocean Grove: 27/100
Barnegat is 4 points higher.
Barnegat: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ocean Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barnegat: 18/100 · Ocean Grove: 17/100
Barnegat is 1 points higher.
Barnegat: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ocean Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barnegat: 0/100 · Ocean Grove: 19/100
Ocean Grove is 19 points higher.
Barnegat: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barnegat: 39/100 · Ocean Grove: 46/100
Ocean Grove is 7 points higher.
Barnegat: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barnegat: 86/100 · Ocean Grove: 33/100
Barnegat is 53 points higher.
Barnegat: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ocean Grove: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Barnegat: 73/100 · Ocean Grove: 69/100
Barnegat is 4 points higher.
Barnegat: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ocean Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barnegat: 35/100 · Ocean Grove: 35/100
No gap.
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.
Ocean Grove: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.