City vs city
Blackwood vs Middle Township, NJ
Middle Township currently scores 10 points higher overall than Blackwood, 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
Blackwood: 31/100 · Middle Township: 41/100
Middle Township is 10 points higher.
Flood
Blackwood: 16/100 · Middle Township: 45/100
Middle Township is 29 points higher.
Blackwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Middle Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Blackwood: 23/100 · Middle Township: 29/100
Middle Township is 6 points higher.
Blackwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Blackwood: 32/100 · Middle Township: 18/100
Blackwood is 14 points higher.
Blackwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Blackwood: 8/100 · Middle Township: 0/100
Blackwood is 8 points higher.
Blackwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Blackwood: 29/100 · Middle Township: 11/100
Blackwood is 18 points higher.
Blackwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Blackwood: Unavailable · Middle Township: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Blackwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Middle Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Blackwood: 68/100 · Middle Township: 54/100
Blackwood is 14 points higher.
Blackwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Middle Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Blackwood: 40/100 · Middle Township: 32/100
Blackwood is 8 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.
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.