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Highest risk cities in New Jersey

Highest overall weather risk cities in New Jersey

Ranked city list for general location risk, based on 657/657 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Overall score

45/100

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 5:54 PM.

657/657 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by overall score from 657 evaluated locations.

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#1

Camden, NJ

8 points above the state reference

#2

The College of New Jersey, NJ

5 points above the state reference

#3

Trenton, NJ

5 points above the state reference

#4

Absecon, NJ

2 points above the state reference

#5

Absecon Highlands, NJ

2 points above the state reference

#6

Gibbstown, NJ

2 points above the state reference

#7

Leeds Point, NJ

2 points above the state reference

#8

Mount Royal, NJ

2 points above the state reference

#9

Oceanville, NJ

2 points above the state reference

#10

Paulsboro, NJ

2 points above the state reference

#11

Smithville, NJ

2 points above the state reference

#12

Beach Haven West, NJ

2 points above the state reference

#13

Manahawkin, NJ

2 points above the state reference

#14

North Beach Haven, NJ

2 points above the state reference

#15

Greenwich, NJ

1 points above the state reference

#16

Corbin City, NJ

1 points above the state reference

#17

Estell Manor, NJ

1 points above the state reference

#18

Bridgeport, NJ

1 points above the state reference

#19

Palmyra, NJ

at the state reference

#20

Riverton, NJ

at the state reference

#21

Pomona, NJ

at the state reference

#22

Stockton University, NJ

at the state reference

#23

Guttenberg, NJ

1 points below the state reference

#24

Hoboken, NJ

1 points below the state reference

#25

Jersey City, NJ

1 points below the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across657/657 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

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