City vs city
Branchburg vs South Plainfield, NJ
South Plainfield currently scores 4 points higher overall than Branchburg, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · South Plainfield: 39/100
South Plainfield is 4 points higher.
Flood
Branchburg: 20/100 · South Plainfield: 22/100
South Plainfield is 2 points higher.
Branchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
South Plainfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Branchburg: 22/100 · South Plainfield: 22/100
No gap.
Branchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Plainfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Branchburg: 21/100 · South Plainfield: 19/100
Branchburg is 2 points higher.
Branchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Plainfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Branchburg: 0/100 · South Plainfield: 8/100
South Plainfield is 8 points higher.
Branchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Plainfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Branchburg: 35/100 · South Plainfield: 50/100
South Plainfield is 15 points higher.
Branchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Plainfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Branchburg: Unavailable · South Plainfield: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Branchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Plainfield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Branchburg: 71/100 · South Plainfield: 57/100
Branchburg is 14 points higher.
Branchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Plainfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Branchburg: 39/100 · South Plainfield: 34/100
Branchburg is 5 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.
South Plainfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.