City vs city
Highlands vs West Long Branch, NJ
West Long Branch currently scores 7 points higher overall than Highlands, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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 · West Long Branch: 33/100
West Long Branch is 7 points higher.
Flood
Highlands: 0/100 · West Long Branch: 20/100
West Long Branch is 20 points higher.
Highlands: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
West Long Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highlands: 25/100 · West Long Branch: 27/100
West Long Branch is 2 points higher.
Highlands: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Long Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highlands: 17/100 · West Long Branch: 17/100
No gap.
Highlands: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Long Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highlands: 0/100 · West Long Branch: 19/100
West Long Branch is 19 points higher.
Highlands: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Long Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highlands: 3/100 · West Long Branch: 46/100
West Long Branch is 43 points higher.
Highlands: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Long Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highlands: 99/100 · West Long Branch: 33/100
Highlands is 66 points higher.
Highlands: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
West Long Branch: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Highlands: 3/100 · West Long Branch: 69/100
West Long Branch is 66 points higher.
Highlands: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Long Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highlands: 37/100 · West Long Branch: 35/100
Highlands is 2 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.
West Long Branch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.