City vs city
Barnegat vs Ship Bottom, NJ
Barnegat currently scores 15 points higher overall than Ship Bottom, 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 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 · Ship Bottom: 29/100
Barnegat is 15 points higher.
Flood
Barnegat: 26/100 · Ship Bottom: 24/100
Barnegat is 2 points higher.
Barnegat: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Ship Bottom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barnegat: 31/100 · Ship Bottom: 34/100
Ship Bottom is 3 points higher.
Barnegat: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ship Bottom: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barnegat: 18/100 · Ship Bottom: 16/100
Barnegat is 2 points higher.
Barnegat: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ship Bottom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barnegat: 0/100 · Ship Bottom: 8/100
Ship Bottom is 8 points higher.
Barnegat: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ship Bottom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barnegat: 39/100 · Ship Bottom: 6/100
Barnegat is 33 points higher.
Barnegat: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ship Bottom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barnegat: 86/100 · Ship Bottom: 96/100
Ship Bottom is 10 points higher.
Barnegat: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ship Bottom: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Barnegat: 73/100 · Ship Bottom: 13/100
Barnegat is 60 points higher.
Barnegat: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ship Bottom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barnegat: 35/100 · Ship Bottom: 34/100
Barnegat is 1 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.
Ship Bottom: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.