City vs city
Middle Township vs Short Hills, NJ
Middle Township currently scores 15 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
Middle Township: 41/100 · Short Hills: 26/100
Middle Township is 15 points higher.
Flood
Middle Township: 45/100 · Short Hills: 19/100
Middle Township is 26 points higher.
Middle Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Short Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Middle Township: 29/100 · Short Hills: 22/100
Middle Township is 7 points higher.
Middle Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Short Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Middle Township: 18/100 · Short Hills: 19/100
Short Hills is 1 points higher.
Middle Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Short Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Middle Township: 0/100 · Short Hills: 0/100
No gap.
Middle Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Short Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Middle Township: 11/100 · Short Hills: 41/100
Short Hills is 30 points higher.
Middle Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Short Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Middle Township: 98/100 · Short Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Middle Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Short Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Middle Township: 54/100 · Short Hills: 23/100
Middle Township is 31 points higher.
Middle Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Short Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Middle Township: 32/100 · Short Hills: 33/100
Short Hills is 1 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.
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.