City vs city
Lake Hiawatha vs Saddle Brook, NJ
Saddle Brook currently scores 11 points higher overall than Lake Hiawatha, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Lake Hiawatha: 26/100 · Saddle Brook: 37/100
Saddle Brook is 11 points higher.
Flood
Lake Hiawatha: 26/100 · Saddle Brook: 0/100
Lake Hiawatha is 26 points higher.
Lake Hiawatha: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Saddle Brook: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Hiawatha: 22/100 · Saddle Brook: 23/100
Saddle Brook is 1 points higher.
Lake Hiawatha: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Saddle Brook: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Hiawatha: 20/100 · Saddle Brook: 20/100
No gap.
Lake Hiawatha: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Saddle Brook: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Hiawatha: 8/100 · Saddle Brook: 12/100
Saddle Brook is 4 points higher.
Lake Hiawatha: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Saddle Brook: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Hiawatha: 10/100 · Saddle Brook: 30/100
Saddle Brook is 20 points higher.
Lake Hiawatha: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Saddle Brook: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Hiawatha: Unavailable · Saddle Brook: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Hiawatha: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Saddle Brook: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lake Hiawatha: 63/100 · Saddle Brook: 83/100
Saddle Brook is 20 points higher.
Lake Hiawatha: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Saddle Brook: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lake Hiawatha: 34/100 · Saddle Brook: 32/100
Lake Hiawatha is 2 points higher.
Lake Hiawatha: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Saddle Brook: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.