City vs city
Branchburg vs Penns Grove, NJ
Penns Grove currently scores 9 points higher overall than Branchburg, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 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 · Penns Grove: 44/100
Penns Grove is 9 points higher.
Flood
Branchburg: 20/100 · Penns Grove: 15/100
Branchburg is 5 points higher.
Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Penns Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Branchburg: 22/100 · Penns Grove: 22/100
No gap.
Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Penns Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Branchburg: 21/100 · Penns Grove: 40/100
Penns Grove is 19 points higher.
Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Penns Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Branchburg: 0/100 · Penns Grove: 54/100
Penns Grove is 54 points higher.
Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Penns Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Branchburg: 35/100 · Penns Grove: 25/100
Branchburg is 10 points higher.
Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Penns Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Branchburg: Unavailable · Penns Grove: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Penns Grove: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Branchburg: 71/100 · Penns Grove: 56/100
Branchburg is 15 points higher.
Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Penns Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Branchburg: 39/100 · Penns Grove: 43/100
Penns Grove is 4 points higher.
Branchburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Penns Grove: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.