City vs city
Branchburg vs Dover Beaches South, NJ
Branchburg and Dover Beaches South are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.
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
Branchburg: 35/100 · Dover Beaches South: 35/100
No gap.
Flood
Branchburg: 20/100 · Dover Beaches South: 69/100
Dover Beaches South is 49 points higher.
Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Dover Beaches South: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Branchburg: 22/100 · Dover Beaches South: 31/100
Dover Beaches South is 9 points higher.
Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Dover Beaches South: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Branchburg: 21/100 · Dover Beaches South: 16/100
Branchburg is 5 points higher.
Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Dover Beaches South: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Branchburg: 0/100 · Dover Beaches South: 4/100
Dover Beaches South is 4 points higher.
Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dover Beaches South: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Branchburg: 35/100 · Dover Beaches South: 13/100
Branchburg is 22 points higher.
Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dover Beaches South: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Branchburg: Unavailable · Dover Beaches South: 97/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Dover Beaches South: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Branchburg: 71/100 · Dover Beaches South: 13/100
Branchburg is 58 points higher.
Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Dover Beaches South: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Branchburg: 39/100 · Dover Beaches South: 36/100
Branchburg is 3 points higher.
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.
Dover Beaches South: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.