City vs city
Ewing Township vs South Plainfield, NJ
Ewing Township currently scores 11 points higher overall than South Plainfield, 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 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
Ewing Township: 50/100 · South Plainfield: 39/100
Ewing Township is 11 points higher.
Flood
Ewing Township: 6/100 · South Plainfield: 22/100
South Plainfield is 16 points higher.
Ewing Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
South Plainfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ewing Township: 22/100 · South Plainfield: 22/100
No gap.
Ewing Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Plainfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ewing Township: 24/100 · South Plainfield: 19/100
Ewing Township is 5 points higher.
Ewing Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Plainfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ewing Township: 73/100 · South Plainfield: 8/100
Ewing Township is 65 points higher.
Ewing Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Plainfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ewing Township: 75/100 · South Plainfield: 50/100
Ewing Township is 25 points higher.
Ewing Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Plainfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ewing Township: 92/100 · South Plainfield: 99/100
South Plainfield is 7 points higher.
Ewing Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
South Plainfield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Ewing Township: 64/100 · South Plainfield: 57/100
Ewing Township is 7 points higher.
Ewing Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Plainfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ewing Township: 46/100 · South Plainfield: 34/100
Ewing Township is 12 points higher.
Ewing Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Plainfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.