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Highest risk cities in New Jersey

Highest hurricane risk cities in New Jersey

Ranked city list for hurricane wind, surge, and flooding exposure. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Hurricane score

50/100

Updated Thu, Jul 2, 7:39 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by hurricane score.

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#1

Atlantic City, NJ

19 points above the state average

69/100

#2

Ventnor City, NJ

19 points above the state average

69/100

#3

Absecon, NJ

18 points above the state average

68/100

#4

Smithville, NJ

18 points above the state average

68/100

#5

Northfield, NJ

17 points above the state average

67/100

#6

Pleasantville, NJ

17 points above the state average

67/100

#7

Point Pleasant, NJ

17 points above the state average

67/100

#8

Ocean City, NJ

15 points above the state average

65/100

#9

White Horse, NJ

12 points above the state average

62/100

#10

Pomona, NJ

11 points above the state average

61/100

#11

Somers Point, NJ

11 points above the state average

61/100

#12

Villas, NJ

11 points above the state average

61/100

#13

Red Bank, NJ

8 points above the state average

58/100

#14

Camden, NJ

7 points above the state average

57/100

#15

Gloucester City, NJ

6 points above the state average

56/100

#16

Woodbury, NJ

6 points above the state average

56/100

#17

Barnegat, NJ

5 points above the state average

55/100

#18

Bayonne, NJ

5 points above the state average

55/100

#19

Bound Brook, NJ

5 points above the state average

55/100

#20

Cliffside Park, NJ

5 points above the state average

55/100

#21

Edgewater, NJ

5 points above the state average

55/100

#22

Elizabeth, NJ

5 points above the state average

55/100

#23

Englewood, NJ

5 points above the state average

55/100

#24

Fort Lee, NJ

5 points above the state average

55/100

#25

Highland Park, NJ

5 points above the state average

55/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.