City vs city
Hillsborough vs Hopewell, NJ
Hopewell currently scores 2 points higher overall than Hillsborough, 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
Hillsborough: 29/100 · Hopewell: 31/100
Hopewell is 2 points higher.
Flood
Hillsborough: 22/100 · Hopewell: 18/100
Hillsborough is 4 points higher.
Hillsborough: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Hopewell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hillsborough: 22/100 · Hopewell: 22/100
No gap.
Hillsborough: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hopewell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hillsborough: 21/100 · Hopewell: 24/100
Hopewell is 3 points higher.
Hillsborough: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hopewell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hillsborough: 8/100 · Hopewell: 8/100
No gap.
Hillsborough: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hopewell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hillsborough: 36/100 · Hopewell: 29/100
Hillsborough is 7 points higher.
Hillsborough: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hopewell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hillsborough: Unavailable · Hopewell: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hillsborough: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hopewell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hillsborough: 54/100 · Hopewell: 68/100
Hopewell is 14 points higher.
Hillsborough: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hopewell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hillsborough: 39/100 · Hopewell: 47/100
Hopewell is 8 points higher.
Hillsborough: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hopewell: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.