City vs city
Fort Lee vs Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City currently scores 8 points higher overall than Fort Lee, 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
Fort Lee: 36/100 · Jersey City: 44/100
Jersey City is 8 points higher.
Flood
Fort Lee: 21/100 · Jersey City: 9/100
Fort Lee is 12 points higher.
Fort Lee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Jersey City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Lee: 23/100 · Jersey City: 23/100
No gap.
Fort Lee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jersey City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Lee: 20/100 · Jersey City: 19/100
Fort Lee is 1 points higher.
Fort Lee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jersey City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Lee: 0/100 · Jersey City: 0/100
No gap.
Fort Lee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jersey City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Lee: 29/100 · Jersey City: 46/100
Jersey City is 17 points higher.
Fort Lee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jersey City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Lee: 99/100 · Jersey City: 99/100
No gap.
Fort Lee: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Jersey City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fort Lee: 26/100 · Jersey City: 78/100
Jersey City is 52 points higher.
Fort Lee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jersey City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fort Lee: 37/100 · Jersey City: 37/100
No gap.
Fort Lee: 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.