City vs city
Cherry Hill vs Preakness, NJ
Cherry Hill currently scores 6 points higher overall than Preakness, 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
Cherry Hill: 37/100 · Preakness: 31/100
Cherry Hill is 6 points higher.
Flood
Cherry Hill: 20/100 · Preakness: 0/100
Cherry Hill is 20 points higher.
Cherry Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Preakness: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cherry Hill: 22/100 · Preakness: 22/100
No gap.
Cherry Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Preakness: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cherry Hill: 32/100 · Preakness: 21/100
Cherry Hill is 11 points higher.
Cherry Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Preakness: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cherry Hill: 12/100 · Preakness: 0/100
Cherry Hill is 12 points higher.
Cherry Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Preakness: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cherry Hill: 52/100 · Preakness: 29/100
Cherry Hill is 23 points higher.
Cherry Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Preakness: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cherry Hill: 53/100 · Preakness: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cherry Hill: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Preakness: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cherry Hill: 68/100 · Preakness: 79/100
Preakness is 11 points higher.
Cherry Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Preakness: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cherry Hill: 39/100 · Preakness: 35/100
Cherry Hill is 4 points higher.
Cherry Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Preakness: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.