City vs city
Beach Haven West vs Branchburg, NJ
Beach Haven West currently scores 12 points higher overall than Branchburg, 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
Beach Haven West: 47/100 · Branchburg: 35/100
Beach Haven West is 12 points higher.
Flood
Beach Haven West: 60/100 · Branchburg: 20/100
Beach Haven West is 40 points higher.
Beach Haven West: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Beach Haven West: 33/100 · Branchburg: 22/100
Beach Haven West is 11 points higher.
Beach Haven West: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Beach Haven West: 17/100 · Branchburg: 21/100
Branchburg is 4 points higher.
Beach Haven West: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Beach Haven West: 31/100 · Branchburg: 0/100
Beach Haven West is 31 points higher.
Beach Haven West: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Beach Haven West: 26/100 · Branchburg: 35/100
Branchburg is 9 points higher.
Beach Haven West: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Beach Haven West: 97/100 · Branchburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Beach Haven West: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Beach Haven West: 76/100 · Branchburg: 71/100
Beach Haven West is 5 points higher.
Beach Haven West: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Beach Haven West: 33/100 · Branchburg: 39/100
Branchburg is 6 points higher.
Beach Haven West: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Branchburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.