City vs city
Carteret vs Middle Township, NJ
Middle Township currently scores 6 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 · Middle Township: 41/100
Middle Township is 6 points higher.
Flood
Carteret: 13/100 · Middle Township: 45/100
Middle Township is 32 points higher.
Carteret: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Middle Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carteret: 23/100 · Middle Township: 29/100
Middle Township is 6 points higher.
Carteret: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carteret: 19/100 · Middle Township: 18/100
Carteret is 1 points higher.
Carteret: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carteret: 0/100 · Middle Township: 0/100
No gap.
Carteret: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carteret: 41/100 · Middle Township: 11/100
Carteret is 30 points higher.
Carteret: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carteret: 98/100 · Middle Township: 98/100
No gap.
Carteret: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Middle Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Carteret: 19/100 · Middle Township: 54/100
Middle Township is 35 points higher.
Carteret: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Middle Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carteret: 35/100 · Middle Township: 32/100
Carteret is 3 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.
Middle 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.