City vs city
Cliffside Park vs West New York, NJ
West New York currently scores 8 points higher overall than Cliffside Park, 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
Cliffside Park: 36/100 · West New York: 44/100
West New York is 8 points higher.
Flood
Cliffside Park: 21/100 · West New York: 9/100
Cliffside Park is 12 points higher.
Cliffside Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
West New York: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cliffside Park: 23/100 · West New York: 23/100
No gap.
Cliffside Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West New York: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cliffside Park: 20/100 · West New York: 19/100
Cliffside Park is 1 points higher.
Cliffside Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West New York: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cliffside Park: 0/100 · West New York: 0/100
No gap.
Cliffside Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West New York: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cliffside Park: 29/100 · West New York: 46/100
West New York is 17 points higher.
Cliffside Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West New York: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cliffside Park: 99/100 · West New York: 99/100
No gap.
Cliffside Park: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
West New York: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cliffside Park: 26/100 · West New York: 78/100
West New York is 52 points higher.
Cliffside Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West New York: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cliffside Park: 37/100 · West New York: 37/100
No gap.
Cliffside Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West New York: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.