City vs city
Highlands vs Middle Township, NJ
Middle Township currently scores 15 points higher overall than Highlands, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Highlands: 26/100 · Middle Township: 41/100
Middle Township is 15 points higher.
Flood
Highlands: 0/100 · Middle Township: 45/100
Middle Township is 45 points higher.
Highlands: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Middle Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highlands: 25/100 · Middle Township: 29/100
Middle Township is 4 points higher.
Highlands: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highlands: 17/100 · Middle Township: 18/100
Middle Township is 1 points higher.
Highlands: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highlands: 0/100 · Middle Township: 0/100
No gap.
Highlands: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highlands: 3/100 · Middle Township: 11/100
Middle Township is 8 points higher.
Highlands: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highlands: 99/100 · Middle Township: 98/100
Highlands is 1 points higher.
Highlands: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Middle Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Highlands: 3/100 · Middle Township: 54/100
Middle Township is 51 points higher.
Highlands: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Middle Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highlands: 37/100 · Middle Township: 32/100
Highlands is 5 points higher.
Highlands: 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.