City vs city
Middle Township vs Old Tappan, NJ
Middle Township currently scores 6 points higher overall than Old Tappan, with the largest gap 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 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 · Old Tappan: 35/100
Middle Township is 6 points higher.
Flood
Middle Township: 45/100 · Old Tappan: 38/100
Middle Township is 7 points higher.
Middle Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Old Tappan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Middle Township: 29/100 · Old Tappan: 22/100
Middle Township is 7 points higher.
Middle Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Old Tappan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Middle Township: 18/100 · Old Tappan: 22/100
Old Tappan is 4 points higher.
Middle Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Old Tappan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Middle Township: 0/100 · Old Tappan: 0/100
No gap.
Middle Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Old Tappan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Middle Township: 11/100 · Old Tappan: 28/100
Old Tappan is 17 points higher.
Middle Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Old Tappan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Middle Township: 98/100 · Old Tappan: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Middle Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Old Tappan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Middle Township: 54/100 · Old Tappan: 67/100
Old Tappan is 13 points higher.
Middle Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Old Tappan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Middle Township: 32/100 · Old Tappan: 30/100
Middle Township is 2 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.
Old Tappan: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.