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Middlesex vs North Plainfield, NJ

Middlesex currently scores 14 points higher overall than North Plainfield, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Middlesex

40/100

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North Plainfield

26/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Middlesex: 40/100 · North Plainfield: 26/100

Middlesex is 14 points higher.

Flood

Middlesex: 20/100 · North Plainfield: 19/100

Middlesex is 1 points higher.

Middlesex: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

North Plainfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Middlesex: 22/100 · North Plainfield: 22/100

No gap.

Middlesex: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

North Plainfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Middlesex: 20/100 · North Plainfield: 19/100

Middlesex is 1 points higher.

Middlesex: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

North Plainfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Middlesex: 0/100 · North Plainfield: 8/100

North Plainfield is 8 points higher.

Middlesex: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

North Plainfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Middlesex: 14/100 · North Plainfield: 25/100

North Plainfield is 11 points higher.

Middlesex: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

North Plainfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Middlesex: 99/100 · North Plainfield: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Middlesex: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

North Plainfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Middlesex: 71/100 · North Plainfield: 54/100

Middlesex is 17 points higher.

Middlesex: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

North Plainfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Middlesex: 37/100 · North Plainfield: 34/100

Middlesex is 3 points higher.

Middlesex: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

North Plainfield: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.