City vs city
Cliffside Park vs Paterson, NJ
Cliffside Park currently scores 4 points higher overall than Paterson, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Cliffside Park: 36/100 · Paterson: 32/100
Cliffside Park is 4 points higher.
Flood
Cliffside Park: 21/100 · Paterson: 0/100
Cliffside Park is 21 points higher.
Cliffside Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Paterson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cliffside Park: 23/100 · Paterson: 22/100
Cliffside Park is 1 points higher.
Cliffside Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paterson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cliffside Park: 20/100 · Paterson: 21/100
Paterson is 1 points higher.
Cliffside Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paterson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cliffside Park: 0/100 · Paterson: 0/100
No gap.
Cliffside Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paterson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cliffside Park: 29/100 · Paterson: 31/100
Paterson is 2 points higher.
Cliffside Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paterson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cliffside Park: 99/100 · Paterson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cliffside Park: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Paterson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cliffside Park: 26/100 · Paterson: 82/100
Paterson is 56 points higher.
Cliffside Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paterson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cliffside Park: 37/100 · Paterson: 35/100
Cliffside Park is 2 points higher.
Cliffside Park: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Paterson: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.