City vs city
Blackwood vs Branchburg, NJ
Branchburg currently scores 4 points higher overall than Blackwood, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Blackwood: 31/100 · Branchburg: 35/100
Branchburg is 4 points higher.
Flood
Blackwood: 16/100 · Branchburg: 20/100
Branchburg is 4 points higher.
Blackwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Blackwood: 23/100 · Branchburg: 22/100
Blackwood is 1 points higher.
Blackwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Blackwood: 32/100 · Branchburg: 21/100
Blackwood is 11 points higher.
Blackwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Blackwood: 8/100 · Branchburg: 0/100
Blackwood is 8 points higher.
Blackwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Blackwood: 29/100 · Branchburg: 35/100
Branchburg is 6 points higher.
Blackwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Blackwood: Unavailable · Branchburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Blackwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Blackwood: 68/100 · Branchburg: 71/100
Branchburg is 3 points higher.
Blackwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Blackwood: 40/100 · Branchburg: 39/100
Blackwood is 1 points higher.
Blackwood: 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.