City vs city
Budd Lake vs Panther Valley, NJ
Panther Valley currently scores 2 points higher overall than Budd Lake, 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 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
Budd Lake: 27/100 · Panther Valley: 29/100
Panther Valley is 2 points higher.
Flood
Budd Lake: 0/100 · Panther Valley: 22/100
Panther Valley is 22 points higher.
Budd Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Panther Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Budd Lake: 21/100 · Panther Valley: 21/100
No gap.
Budd Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Panther Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Budd Lake: 21/100 · Panther Valley: 21/100
No gap.
Budd Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Panther Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Budd Lake: 27/100 · Panther Valley: 0/100
Budd Lake is 27 points higher.
Budd Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Panther Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Budd Lake: 10/100 · Panther Valley: 4/100
Budd Lake is 6 points higher.
Budd Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Panther Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Budd Lake: Unavailable · Panther Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Budd Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Panther Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Budd Lake: 73/100 · Panther Valley: 64/100
Budd Lake is 9 points higher.
Budd Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Panther Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Budd Lake: 38/100 · Panther Valley: 42/100
Panther Valley is 4 points higher.
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.
Panther Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.