City vs city
Fort Lee vs Newark, NJ
Newark currently scores 6 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 · Newark: 42/100
Newark is 6 points higher.
Flood
Fort Lee: 21/100 · Newark: 0/100
Fort Lee is 21 points higher.
Fort Lee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Newark: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Lee: 23/100 · Newark: 22/100
Fort Lee is 1 points higher.
Fort Lee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newark: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Lee: 20/100 · Newark: 19/100
Fort Lee is 1 points higher.
Fort Lee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newark: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Lee: 0/100 · Newark: 0/100
No gap.
Fort Lee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newark: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Lee: 29/100 · Newark: 42/100
Newark is 13 points higher.
Fort Lee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newark: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Lee: 99/100 · Newark: 95/100
Fort Lee is 4 points higher.
Fort Lee: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newark: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fort Lee: 26/100 · Newark: 79/100
Newark is 53 points higher.
Fort Lee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newark: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fort Lee: 37/100 · Newark: 37/100
No gap.
Fort Lee: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Newark: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.