City vs city
Newark vs Palisades Park, NJ
Newark currently scores 6 points higher overall than Palisades Park, 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 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
Newark: 42/100 · Palisades Park: 36/100
Newark is 6 points higher.
Flood
Newark: 0/100 · Palisades Park: 21/100
Palisades Park is 21 points higher.
Newark: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Palisades Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Newark: 22/100 · Palisades Park: 23/100
Palisades Park is 1 points higher.
Newark: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palisades Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Newark: 19/100 · Palisades Park: 20/100
Palisades Park is 1 points higher.
Newark: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palisades Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Newark: 0/100 · Palisades Park: 0/100
No gap.
Newark: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palisades Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Newark: 42/100 · Palisades Park: 29/100
Newark is 13 points higher.
Newark: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palisades Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Newark: 95/100 · Palisades Park: 99/100
Palisades Park is 4 points higher.
Newark: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Palisades Park: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Newark: 79/100 · Palisades Park: 26/100
Newark is 53 points higher.
Newark: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palisades Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Newark: 37/100 · Palisades Park: 37/100
No gap.
Newark: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Palisades Park: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.