City vs city

Branchburg vs Middlesex, NJ

Middlesex currently scores 5 points higher overall than Branchburg, 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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Middlesex

40/100

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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 · Middlesex: 40/100

Middlesex is 5 points higher.

Flood

Branchburg: 20/100 · Middlesex: 20/100

No gap.

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

Middlesex: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Branchburg: 22/100 · Middlesex: 22/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Branchburg: 21/100 · Middlesex: 20/100

Branchburg is 1 points higher.

Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Middlesex: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Branchburg: 0/100 · Middlesex: 0/100

No gap.

Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Middlesex: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Branchburg: 35/100 · Middlesex: 14/100

Branchburg is 21 points higher.

Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Middlesex: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Branchburg: Unavailable · Middlesex: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Middlesex: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Branchburg: 71/100 · Middlesex: 71/100

No gap.

Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Middlesex: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Branchburg: 39/100 · Middlesex: 37/100

Branchburg is 2 points higher.

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

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