City vs city

Branchburg vs Clayton, NJ

Branchburg currently scores 7 points higher overall than Clayton, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Branchburg

35/100

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Clayton

28/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Branchburg: 35/100 · Clayton: 28/100

Branchburg is 7 points higher.

Flood

Branchburg: 20/100 · Clayton: 17/100

Branchburg is 3 points higher.

Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Clayton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Branchburg: 22/100 · Clayton: 23/100

Clayton is 1 points higher.

Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Clayton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Branchburg: 21/100 · Clayton: 31/100

Clayton is 10 points higher.

Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Clayton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Branchburg: 0/100 · Clayton: 8/100

Clayton is 8 points higher.

Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Clayton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Branchburg: 35/100 · Clayton: 17/100

Branchburg is 18 points higher.

Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Clayton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Branchburg: Unavailable · Clayton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Clayton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Branchburg: 71/100 · Clayton: 60/100

Branchburg is 11 points higher.

Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Clayton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Branchburg: 39/100 · Clayton: 39/100

No gap.

Branchburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Clayton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.