City vs city
East Orange vs Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City currently scores 15 points higher overall than East Orange, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
East Orange: 29/100 · Jersey City: 44/100
Jersey City is 15 points higher.
Flood
East Orange: 0/100 · Jersey City: 9/100
Jersey City is 9 points higher.
East Orange: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Jersey City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
East Orange: 22/100 · Jersey City: 23/100
Jersey City is 1 points higher.
East Orange: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jersey City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
East Orange: 19/100 · Jersey City: 19/100
No gap.
East Orange: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jersey City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
East Orange: 15/100 · Jersey City: 0/100
East Orange is 15 points higher.
East Orange: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jersey City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
East Orange: 36/100 · Jersey City: 46/100
Jersey City is 10 points higher.
East Orange: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jersey City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
East Orange: Unavailable · Jersey City: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
East Orange: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Jersey City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
East Orange: 76/100 · Jersey City: 78/100
Jersey City is 2 points higher.
East Orange: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jersey City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
East Orange: 37/100 · Jersey City: 37/100
No gap.
East Orange: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Jersey City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.