City vs city
Branchburg vs Hewitt, NJ
Branchburg currently scores 6 points higher overall than Hewitt, 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
Branchburg: 35/100 · Hewitt: 29/100
Branchburg is 6 points higher.
Flood
Branchburg: 20/100 · Hewitt: 5/100
Branchburg is 15 points higher.
Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Hewitt: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Branchburg: 22/100 · Hewitt: 22/100
No gap.
Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hewitt: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Branchburg: 21/100 · Hewitt: 23/100
Hewitt is 2 points higher.
Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hewitt: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Branchburg: 0/100 · Hewitt: 15/100
Hewitt is 15 points higher.
Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hewitt: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Branchburg: 35/100 · Hewitt: 24/100
Branchburg is 11 points higher.
Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hewitt: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Branchburg: Unavailable · Hewitt: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hewitt: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Branchburg: 71/100 · Hewitt: 79/100
Hewitt is 8 points higher.
Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hewitt: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Branchburg: 39/100 · Hewitt: 33/100
Branchburg is 6 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.
Hewitt: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.