City vs city
Barnegat vs South River, NJ
Barnegat currently scores 6 points higher overall than South River, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · South River: 38/100
Barnegat is 6 points higher.
Flood
Barnegat: 26/100 · South River: 22/100
Barnegat is 4 points higher.
Barnegat: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
South River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barnegat: 31/100 · South River: 23/100
Barnegat is 8 points higher.
Barnegat: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barnegat: 18/100 · South River: 19/100
South River is 1 points higher.
Barnegat: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barnegat: 0/100 · South River: 4/100
South River is 4 points higher.
Barnegat: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barnegat: 39/100 · South River: 25/100
Barnegat is 14 points higher.
Barnegat: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barnegat: 86/100 · South River: 98/100
South River is 12 points higher.
Barnegat: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
South River: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Barnegat: 73/100 · South River: 75/100
South River is 2 points higher.
Barnegat: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barnegat: 35/100 · South River: 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.
South River: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.