City vs city

New Providence vs Watchung, NJ

New Providence and Watchung are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

New Providence

26/100

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Watchung

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 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 · Watchung: 26/100

No gap.

Flood

New Providence: 19/100 · Watchung: 19/100

No gap.

New Providence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Watchung: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

New Providence: 22/100 · Watchung: 22/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

New Providence: 19/100 · Watchung: 19/100

No gap.

New Providence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Watchung: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

New Providence: 8/100 · Watchung: 8/100

No gap.

New Providence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Watchung: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

New Providence: 25/100 · Watchung: 25/100

No gap.

New Providence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Watchung: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

New Providence: Unavailable · Watchung: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

New Providence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

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

Wildfire

New Providence: 54/100 · Watchung: 54/100

No gap.

New Providence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Watchung: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

New Providence: 34/100 · Watchung: 34/100

No gap.

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.

Watchung: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.