City vs city
Branchburg vs Monmouth Beach, NJ
Branchburg currently scores 4 points higher overall than Monmouth Beach, 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 · Monmouth Beach: 31/100
Branchburg is 4 points higher.
Flood
Branchburg: 20/100 · Monmouth Beach: 52/100
Monmouth Beach is 32 points higher.
Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Monmouth Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Branchburg: 22/100 · Monmouth Beach: 26/100
Monmouth Beach is 4 points higher.
Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Monmouth Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Branchburg: 21/100 · Monmouth Beach: 16/100
Branchburg is 5 points higher.
Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Monmouth Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Branchburg: 0/100 · Monmouth Beach: 4/100
Monmouth Beach is 4 points higher.
Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monmouth Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Branchburg: 35/100 · Monmouth Beach: 5/100
Branchburg is 30 points higher.
Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monmouth Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Branchburg: Unavailable · Monmouth Beach: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Monmouth Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Branchburg: 71/100 · Monmouth Beach: 8/100
Branchburg is 63 points higher.
Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Monmouth Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Branchburg: 39/100 · Monmouth Beach: 37/100
Branchburg is 2 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.
Monmouth Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.