City vs city
Middle Township vs Morris Plains, NJ
Middle Township currently scores 12 points higher overall than Morris Plains, 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 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
Middle Township: 41/100 · Morris Plains: 29/100
Middle Township is 12 points higher.
Flood
Middle Township: 45/100 · Morris Plains: 0/100
Middle Township is 45 points higher.
Middle Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Morris Plains: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Middle Township: 29/100 · Morris Plains: 22/100
Middle Township is 7 points higher.
Middle Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Morris Plains: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Middle Township: 18/100 · Morris Plains: 20/100
Morris Plains is 2 points higher.
Middle Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Morris Plains: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Middle Township: 0/100 · Morris Plains: 0/100
No gap.
Middle Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morris Plains: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Middle Township: 11/100 · Morris Plains: 28/100
Morris Plains is 17 points higher.
Middle Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morris Plains: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Middle Township: 98/100 · Morris Plains: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Middle Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Morris Plains: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Middle Township: 54/100 · Morris Plains: 69/100
Morris Plains is 15 points higher.
Middle Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Morris Plains: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Middle Township: 32/100 · Morris Plains: 37/100
Morris Plains is 5 points higher.
Middle Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Morris Plains: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.