City vs city
Jersey City vs Somerville, NJ
Jersey City currently scores 15 points higher overall than Somerville, 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 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
Jersey City: 44/100 · Somerville: 29/100
Jersey City is 15 points higher.
Flood
Jersey City: 9/100 · Somerville: 22/100
Somerville is 13 points higher.
Jersey City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Somerville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Jersey City: 23/100 · Somerville: 22/100
Jersey City is 1 points higher.
Jersey City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Somerville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Jersey City: 19/100 · Somerville: 21/100
Somerville is 2 points higher.
Jersey City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Somerville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Jersey City: 0/100 · Somerville: 8/100
Somerville is 8 points higher.
Jersey City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Somerville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Jersey City: 46/100 · Somerville: 36/100
Jersey City is 10 points higher.
Jersey City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Somerville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Jersey City: 99/100 · Somerville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Jersey City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Somerville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Jersey City: 78/100 · Somerville: 54/100
Jersey City is 24 points higher.
Jersey City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Somerville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Jersey City: 37/100 · Somerville: 39/100
Somerville is 2 points higher.
Jersey City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Somerville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.