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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 664/664 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Overall score

47/100

Updated Sun, Nov 8, 8:00 AM.

664/664 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by overall score from 664 evaluated locations.

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#1

Camden, NJ

6 points above the state reference

#2

Ewing Township, NJ

3 points above the state reference

#3

The College of New Jersey, NJ

3 points above the state reference

#4

Trenton, NJ

3 points above the state reference

#5

Absecon, NJ

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#6

Absecon Highlands, NJ

at the state reference

#7

Gibbstown, NJ

at the state reference

#8

Leeds Point, NJ

at the state reference

#9

Mount Royal, NJ

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#10

Oceanville, NJ

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#11

Paulsboro, NJ

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#12

Smithville, NJ

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#13

Beach Haven West, NJ

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#14

Manahawkin, NJ

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#15

North Beach Haven, NJ

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#16

Greenwich, NJ

1 points below the state reference

#17

Corbin City, NJ

1 points below the state reference

#18

Estell Manor, NJ

1 points below the state reference

#19

Bridgeport, NJ

1 points below the state reference

#20

Palmyra, NJ

2 points below the state reference

#21

Riverton, NJ

2 points below the state reference

#22

Pomona, NJ

2 points below the state reference

#23

Stockton University, NJ

2 points below the state reference

#24

Guttenberg, NJ

3 points below the state reference

#25

Hoboken, NJ

3 points below the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across664/664 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.