City vs city
Branchburg vs Fortescue, NJ
Fortescue currently scores 3 points higher overall than Branchburg, with the largest gap 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 · Fortescue: 38/100
Fortescue is 3 points higher.
Flood
Branchburg: 20/100 · Fortescue: 69/100
Fortescue is 49 points higher.
Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Fortescue: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Branchburg: 22/100 · Fortescue: 24/100
Fortescue is 2 points higher.
Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fortescue: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Branchburg: 21/100 · Fortescue: 22/100
Fortescue is 1 points higher.
Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fortescue: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Branchburg: 0/100 · Fortescue: 0/100
No gap.
Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fortescue: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Branchburg: 35/100 · Fortescue: 12/100
Branchburg is 23 points higher.
Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fortescue: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Branchburg: Unavailable · Fortescue: 97/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fortescue: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Branchburg: 71/100 · Fortescue: 11/100
Branchburg is 60 points higher.
Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fortescue: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Branchburg: 39/100 · Fortescue: 32/100
Branchburg is 7 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.
Fortescue: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.