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Highest risk cities in New Jersey

Highest wind risk cities in New Jersey

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

P85-based state reference

Wind score

14/100

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 5:54 PM.

657/657 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by wind score from 657 evaluated locations.

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#1

Beach Haven, NJ

20 points above the state reference

#2

Harvey Cedars, NJ

20 points above the state reference

#3

Ship Bottom, NJ

20 points above the state reference

#4

Surf City, NJ

20 points above the state reference

#5

Barnegat Light, NJ

19 points above the state reference

#6

Beach Haven West, NJ

19 points above the state reference

#7

Brigantine, NJ

19 points above the state reference

#8

Manahawkin, NJ

19 points above the state reference

#9

North Beach Haven, NJ

19 points above the state reference

#10

Waretown, NJ

19 points above the state reference

#11

Atlantic City, NJ

18 points above the state reference

#12

Mystic Island, NJ

18 points above the state reference

#13

Tuckerton, NJ

18 points above the state reference

#14

Ventnor City, NJ

18 points above the state reference

#15

Absecon, NJ

17 points above the state reference

#16

Absecon Highlands, NJ

17 points above the state reference

#17

Avalon, NJ

17 points above the state reference

#18

Bargaintown, NJ

17 points above the state reference

#19

Barnegat, NJ

17 points above the state reference

#20

Dover Beaches North, NJ

17 points above the state reference

#21

Dover Beaches South, NJ

17 points above the state reference

#22

Forked River, NJ

17 points above the state reference

#23

Lavallette, NJ

17 points above the state reference

#24

Leeds Point, NJ

17 points above the state reference

#25

Longport, NJ

17 points above 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.