City vs city
Branchburg vs Medford Lakes, NJ
Branchburg and Medford Lakes 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 · Medford Lakes: 35/100
No gap.
Flood
Branchburg: 20/100 · Medford Lakes: 27/100
Medford Lakes is 7 points higher.
Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Medford Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Branchburg: 22/100 · Medford Lakes: 23/100
Medford Lakes is 1 points higher.
Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Medford Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Branchburg: 21/100 · Medford Lakes: 27/100
Medford Lakes is 6 points higher.
Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Medford Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Branchburg: 0/100 · Medford Lakes: 0/100
No gap.
Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medford Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Branchburg: 35/100 · Medford Lakes: 34/100
Branchburg is 1 points higher.
Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medford Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Branchburg: Unavailable · Medford Lakes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Medford Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Branchburg: 71/100 · Medford Lakes: 61/100
Branchburg is 10 points higher.
Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Medford Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Branchburg: 39/100 · Medford Lakes: 39/100
No gap.
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.
Medford Lakes: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.