City vs city
Barnegat vs Palisades Park, NJ
Barnegat currently scores 8 points higher overall than Palisades Park, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Palisades Park: 36/100
Barnegat is 8 points higher.
Flood
Barnegat: 26/100 · Palisades Park: 21/100
Barnegat is 5 points higher.
Barnegat: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Palisades Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barnegat: 31/100 · Palisades Park: 23/100
Barnegat is 8 points higher.
Barnegat: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palisades Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barnegat: 18/100 · Palisades Park: 20/100
Palisades Park is 2 points higher.
Barnegat: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palisades Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barnegat: 0/100 · Palisades Park: 0/100
No gap.
Barnegat: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palisades Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barnegat: 39/100 · Palisades Park: 29/100
Barnegat is 10 points higher.
Barnegat: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palisades Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barnegat: 86/100 · Palisades Park: 99/100
Palisades Park is 13 points higher.
Barnegat: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Palisades Park: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Barnegat: 73/100 · Palisades Park: 26/100
Barnegat is 47 points higher.
Barnegat: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palisades Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Barnegat: 35/100 · Palisades Park: 37/100
Palisades Park is 2 points higher.
Barnegat: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Palisades Park: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.