City vs city
Brookfield vs Budd Lake, NJ
Brookfield currently scores 6 points higher overall than Budd Lake, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Brookfield: 33/100 · Budd Lake: 27/100
Brookfield is 6 points higher.
Flood
Brookfield: 29/100 · Budd Lake: 0/100
Brookfield is 29 points higher.
Brookfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Budd Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brookfield: 21/100 · Budd Lake: 21/100
No gap.
Brookfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Budd Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brookfield: 22/100 · Budd Lake: 21/100
Brookfield is 1 points higher.
Brookfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Budd Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brookfield: 0/100 · Budd Lake: 27/100
Budd Lake is 27 points higher.
Brookfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Budd Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brookfield: 16/100 · Budd Lake: 10/100
Brookfield is 6 points higher.
Brookfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Budd Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brookfield: Unavailable · Budd Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brookfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Budd Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brookfield: 68/100 · Budd Lake: 73/100
Budd Lake is 5 points higher.
Brookfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Budd Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brookfield: 43/100 · Budd Lake: 38/100
Brookfield is 5 points higher.
Brookfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Budd Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.