City vs city
Holiday Heights vs Paterson, NJ
Holiday Heights and Paterson are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Holiday Heights: 32/100 · Paterson: 32/100
No gap.
Flood
Holiday Heights: 23/100 · Paterson: 0/100
Holiday Heights is 23 points higher.
Holiday Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Paterson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Holiday Heights: 27/100 · Paterson: 22/100
Holiday Heights is 5 points higher.
Holiday Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paterson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Holiday Heights: 18/100 · Paterson: 21/100
Paterson is 3 points higher.
Holiday Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paterson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Holiday Heights: 0/100 · Paterson: 0/100
No gap.
Holiday Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paterson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Holiday Heights: 6/100 · Paterson: 31/100
Paterson is 25 points higher.
Holiday Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paterson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Holiday Heights: 0/100 · Paterson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Holiday Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Paterson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Holiday Heights: 77/100 · Paterson: 82/100
Paterson is 5 points higher.
Holiday Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paterson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Holiday Heights: 40/100 · Paterson: 35/100
Holiday Heights is 5 points higher.
Holiday Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Paterson: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.