City vs city
Middle Township vs Ship Bottom, NJ
Middle Township currently scores 12 points higher overall than Ship Bottom, 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
Middle Township: 41/100 · Ship Bottom: 29/100
Middle Township is 12 points higher.
Flood
Middle Township: 45/100 · Ship Bottom: 24/100
Middle Township is 21 points higher.
Middle Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Ship Bottom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Middle Township: 29/100 · Ship Bottom: 34/100
Ship Bottom is 5 points higher.
Middle Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ship Bottom: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Middle Township: 18/100 · Ship Bottom: 16/100
Middle Township is 2 points higher.
Middle Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ship Bottom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Middle Township: 0/100 · Ship Bottom: 8/100
Ship Bottom is 8 points higher.
Middle Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ship Bottom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Middle Township: 11/100 · Ship Bottom: 6/100
Middle Township is 5 points higher.
Middle Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ship Bottom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Middle Township: 98/100 · Ship Bottom: 96/100
Middle Township is 2 points higher.
Middle Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ship Bottom: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Middle Township: 54/100 · Ship Bottom: 13/100
Middle Township is 41 points higher.
Middle Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ship Bottom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Middle Township: 32/100 · Ship Bottom: 34/100
Ship Bottom 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.
Ship Bottom: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.