City vs city
Madison vs Short Hills, NJ
Madison currently scores 6 points higher overall than Short Hills, 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
Madison: 32/100 · Short Hills: 26/100
Madison is 6 points higher.
Flood
Madison: 6/100 · Short Hills: 19/100
Short Hills is 13 points higher.
Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Short Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Madison: 22/100 · Short Hills: 22/100
No gap.
Madison: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Short Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Madison: 19/100 · Short Hills: 19/100
No gap.
Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Short Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Madison: 35/100 · Short Hills: 0/100
Madison is 35 points higher.
Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Short Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Madison: 39/100 · Short Hills: 41/100
Short Hills is 2 points higher.
Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Short Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Madison: Unavailable · Short Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Madison: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Short Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Madison: 69/100 · Short Hills: 23/100
Madison is 46 points higher.
Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Short Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Madison: 35/100 · Short Hills: 33/100
Madison is 2 points higher.
Madison: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Short Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.