City vs city
Barnegat vs Short Hills, NJ
Barnegat currently scores 18 points higher overall than Short Hills, 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 · Short Hills: 26/100
Barnegat is 18 points higher.
Flood
Barnegat: 26/100 · Short Hills: 19/100
Barnegat is 7 points higher.
Barnegat: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Short Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barnegat: 31/100 · Short Hills: 22/100
Barnegat is 9 points higher.
Barnegat: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Short Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barnegat: 18/100 · Short Hills: 19/100
Short Hills is 1 points higher.
Barnegat: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Short Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barnegat: 0/100 · Short Hills: 0/100
No gap.
Barnegat: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Short Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barnegat: 39/100 · Short Hills: 41/100
Short Hills is 2 points higher.
Barnegat: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Short Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barnegat: 86/100 · Short Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Barnegat: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Short Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Barnegat: 73/100 · Short Hills: 23/100
Barnegat is 50 points higher.
Barnegat: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Short Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barnegat: 35/100 · Short Hills: 33/100
Barnegat is 2 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.
Short Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.