City vs city
Barnegat vs Plainsboro Center, NJ
Barnegat currently scores 12 points higher overall than Plainsboro Center, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Plainsboro Center: 32/100
Barnegat is 12 points higher.
Flood
Barnegat: 26/100 · Plainsboro Center: 27/100
Plainsboro Center is 1 points higher.
Barnegat: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Plainsboro Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barnegat: 31/100 · Plainsboro Center: 22/100
Barnegat is 9 points higher.
Barnegat: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Plainsboro Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barnegat: 18/100 · Plainsboro Center: 21/100
Plainsboro Center is 3 points higher.
Barnegat: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Plainsboro Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barnegat: 0/100 · Plainsboro Center: 27/100
Plainsboro Center is 27 points higher.
Barnegat: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plainsboro Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barnegat: 39/100 · Plainsboro Center: 12/100
Barnegat is 27 points higher.
Barnegat: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plainsboro Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barnegat: 86/100 · Plainsboro Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Barnegat: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Plainsboro Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Barnegat: 73/100 · Plainsboro Center: 73/100
No gap.
Barnegat: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Plainsboro Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barnegat: 35/100 · Plainsboro Center: 42/100
Plainsboro Center is 7 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.
Plainsboro Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.