City vs city
Echelon vs Paterson, NJ
Echelon currently scores 9 points higher overall than Paterson, 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 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
Echelon: 41/100 · Paterson: 32/100
Echelon is 9 points higher.
Flood
Echelon: 20/100 · Paterson: 0/100
Echelon is 20 points higher.
Echelon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Paterson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Echelon: 23/100 · Paterson: 22/100
Echelon is 1 points higher.
Echelon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paterson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Echelon: 30/100 · Paterson: 21/100
Echelon is 9 points higher.
Echelon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paterson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Echelon: 8/100 · Paterson: 0/100
Echelon is 8 points higher.
Echelon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paterson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Echelon: 94/100 · Paterson: 31/100
Echelon is 63 points higher.
Echelon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paterson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Echelon: Unavailable · Paterson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Echelon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paterson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Echelon: 74/100 · Paterson: 82/100
Paterson is 8 points higher.
Echelon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paterson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Echelon: 39/100 · Paterson: 35/100
Echelon is 4 points higher.
Echelon: 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.