City vs city
Belle Mead vs Branchburg, NJ
Branchburg currently scores 3 points higher overall than Belle Mead, 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
Belle Mead: 32/100 · Branchburg: 35/100
Branchburg is 3 points higher.
Flood
Belle Mead: 22/100 · Branchburg: 20/100
Belle Mead is 2 points higher.
Belle Mead: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Mead: 22/100 · Branchburg: 22/100
No gap.
Belle Mead: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Mead: 21/100 · Branchburg: 21/100
No gap.
Belle Mead: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Mead: 0/100 · Branchburg: 0/100
No gap.
Belle Mead: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Mead: 12/100 · Branchburg: 35/100
Branchburg is 23 points higher.
Belle Mead: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Mead: Unavailable · Branchburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Mead: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Mead: 72/100 · Branchburg: 71/100
Belle Mead is 1 points higher.
Belle Mead: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Mead: 41/100 · Branchburg: 39/100
Belle Mead is 2 points higher.
Belle Mead: 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.