City vs city
Carteret vs Cherry Hill Township, NJ
Cherry Hill Township currently scores 2 points higher overall than Carteret, 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
Carteret: 35/100 · Cherry Hill Township: 37/100
Cherry Hill Township is 2 points higher.
Flood
Carteret: 13/100 · Cherry Hill Township: 20/100
Cherry Hill Township is 7 points higher.
Carteret: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Cherry Hill Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carteret: 23/100 · Cherry Hill Township: 22/100
Carteret is 1 points higher.
Carteret: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cherry Hill Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carteret: 19/100 · Cherry Hill Township: 32/100
Cherry Hill Township is 13 points higher.
Carteret: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cherry Hill Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carteret: 0/100 · Cherry Hill Township: 12/100
Cherry Hill Township is 12 points higher.
Carteret: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cherry Hill Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carteret: 41/100 · Cherry Hill Township: 52/100
Cherry Hill Township is 11 points higher.
Carteret: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cherry Hill Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carteret: 98/100 · Cherry Hill Township: 53/100
Carteret is 45 points higher.
Carteret: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Cherry Hill Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Carteret: 19/100 · Cherry Hill Township: 68/100
Cherry Hill Township is 49 points higher.
Carteret: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cherry Hill Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carteret: 35/100 · Cherry Hill Township: 39/100
Cherry Hill Township is 4 points higher.
Carteret: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cherry Hill Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.