City vs city
Basking Ridge vs Middle Township, NJ
Middle Township currently scores 17 points higher overall than Basking Ridge, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Basking Ridge: 24/100 · Middle Township: 41/100
Middle Township is 17 points higher.
Flood
Basking Ridge: 7/100 · Middle Township: 45/100
Middle Township is 38 points higher.
Basking Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Middle Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Basking Ridge: 22/100 · Middle Township: 29/100
Middle Township is 7 points higher.
Basking Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Basking Ridge: 19/100 · Middle Township: 18/100
Basking Ridge is 1 points higher.
Basking Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Basking Ridge: 8/100 · Middle Township: 0/100
Basking Ridge is 8 points higher.
Basking Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Basking Ridge: 15/100 · Middle Township: 11/100
Basking Ridge is 4 points higher.
Basking Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Basking Ridge: Unavailable · Middle Township: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Basking Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Middle Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Basking Ridge: 56/100 · Middle Township: 54/100
Basking Ridge is 2 points higher.
Basking Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Middle Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Basking Ridge: 38/100 · Middle Township: 32/100
Basking Ridge is 6 points higher.
Basking Ridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Middle Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.