City vs city
Highland Lakes vs Middle Township, NJ
Middle Township currently scores 14 points higher overall than Highland Lakes, with the largest gap in flood.
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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Highland Lakes: 27/100 · Middle Township: 41/100
Middle Township is 14 points higher.
Flood
Highland Lakes: 0/100 · Middle Township: 45/100
Middle Township is 45 points higher.
Highland Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Middle Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highland Lakes: 21/100 · Middle Township: 29/100
Middle Township is 8 points higher.
Highland Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highland Lakes: 24/100 · Middle Township: 18/100
Highland Lakes is 6 points higher.
Highland Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highland Lakes: 0/100 · Middle Township: 0/100
No gap.
Highland Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highland Lakes: 7/100 · Middle Township: 11/100
Middle Township is 4 points higher.
Highland Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highland Lakes: Unavailable · Middle Township: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highland Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Middle Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Highland Lakes: 76/100 · Middle Township: 54/100
Highland Lakes is 22 points higher.
Highland Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Middle Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highland Lakes: 34/100 · Middle Township: 32/100
Highland Lakes is 2 points higher.
Highland Lakes: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Middle Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.