City vs city
New Providence vs Short Hills, NJ
New Providence and Short Hills are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
New Providence: 26/100 · Short Hills: 26/100
No gap.
Flood
New Providence: 19/100 · Short Hills: 19/100
No gap.
New Providence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Short Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Providence: 22/100 · Short Hills: 22/100
No gap.
New Providence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Short Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Providence: 19/100 · Short Hills: 19/100
No gap.
New Providence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Short Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Providence: 8/100 · Short Hills: 0/100
New Providence is 8 points higher.
New Providence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Short Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Providence: 25/100 · Short Hills: 41/100
Short Hills is 16 points higher.
New Providence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Short Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Providence: Unavailable · Short Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Providence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Short Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Providence: 54/100 · Short Hills: 23/100
New Providence is 31 points higher.
New Providence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Short Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Providence: 34/100 · Short Hills: 33/100
New Providence is 1 points higher.
New Providence: 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.