City vs city
Monmouth Beach vs West Long Branch, NJ
West Long Branch currently scores 2 points higher overall than Monmouth Beach, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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
Monmouth Beach: 31/100 · West Long Branch: 33/100
West Long Branch is 2 points higher.
Flood
Monmouth Beach: 52/100 · West Long Branch: 20/100
Monmouth Beach is 32 points higher.
Monmouth Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
West Long Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Monmouth Beach: 26/100 · West Long Branch: 27/100
West Long Branch is 1 points higher.
Monmouth Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Long Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Monmouth Beach: 16/100 · West Long Branch: 17/100
West Long Branch is 1 points higher.
Monmouth Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Long Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Monmouth Beach: 4/100 · West Long Branch: 19/100
West Long Branch is 15 points higher.
Monmouth Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Long Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Monmouth Beach: 5/100 · West Long Branch: 46/100
West Long Branch is 41 points higher.
Monmouth Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Long Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Monmouth Beach: 98/100 · West Long Branch: 33/100
Monmouth Beach is 65 points higher.
Monmouth Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
West Long Branch: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Monmouth Beach: 8/100 · West Long Branch: 69/100
West Long Branch is 61 points higher.
Monmouth Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Long Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Monmouth Beach: 37/100 · West Long Branch: 35/100
Monmouth Beach is 2 points higher.
Monmouth Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Long Branch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.