City vs city
Palisades Park vs Paterson, NJ
Palisades Park currently scores 4 points higher overall than Paterson, 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
Palisades Park: 36/100 · Paterson: 32/100
Palisades Park is 4 points higher.
Flood
Palisades Park: 21/100 · Paterson: 0/100
Palisades Park is 21 points higher.
Palisades Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Paterson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palisades Park: 23/100 · Paterson: 22/100
Palisades Park is 1 points higher.
Palisades Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paterson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palisades Park: 20/100 · Paterson: 21/100
Paterson is 1 points higher.
Palisades Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paterson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palisades Park: 0/100 · Paterson: 0/100
No gap.
Palisades Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paterson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palisades Park: 29/100 · Paterson: 31/100
Paterson is 2 points higher.
Palisades Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paterson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palisades Park: 99/100 · Paterson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palisades Park: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Paterson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palisades Park: 26/100 · Paterson: 82/100
Paterson is 56 points higher.
Palisades Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paterson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Palisades Park: 37/100 · Paterson: 35/100
Palisades Park is 2 points higher.
Palisades Park: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Paterson: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.