City vs city
Belle Mead vs Hillsborough, NJ
Belle Mead currently scores 3 points higher overall than Hillsborough, 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 · Hillsborough: 29/100
Belle Mead is 3 points higher.
Flood
Belle Mead: 22/100 · Hillsborough: 22/100
No gap.
Belle Mead: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Hillsborough: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Mead: 22/100 · Hillsborough: 22/100
No gap.
Belle Mead: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hillsborough: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Mead: 21/100 · Hillsborough: 21/100
No gap.
Belle Mead: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hillsborough: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Mead: 0/100 · Hillsborough: 8/100
Hillsborough is 8 points higher.
Belle Mead: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsborough: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Mead: 12/100 · Hillsborough: 36/100
Hillsborough is 24 points higher.
Belle Mead: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsborough: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Mead: Unavailable · Hillsborough: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Mead: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hillsborough: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Mead: 72/100 · Hillsborough: 54/100
Belle Mead is 18 points higher.
Belle Mead: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hillsborough: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Mead: 41/100 · Hillsborough: 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.
Hillsborough: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.