City vs city
Palisades Park vs Ridgefield Park, NJ
Ridgefield Park currently scores 1 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
Palisades Park: 36/100 · Ridgefield Park: 37/100
Ridgefield Park is 1 points higher.
Flood
Palisades Park: 21/100 · Ridgefield Park: 0/100
Palisades Park is 21 points higher.
Palisades Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Ridgefield Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palisades Park: 23/100 · Ridgefield Park: 23/100
No gap.
Palisades Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ridgefield Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palisades Park: 20/100 · Ridgefield Park: 20/100
No gap.
Palisades Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ridgefield Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palisades Park: 0/100 · Ridgefield Park: 12/100
Ridgefield Park is 12 points higher.
Palisades Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ridgefield Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palisades Park: 29/100 · Ridgefield Park: 30/100
Ridgefield Park is 1 points higher.
Palisades Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ridgefield Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palisades Park: 99/100 · Ridgefield Park: 99/100
No gap.
Palisades Park: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ridgefield Park: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Palisades Park: 26/100 · Ridgefield Park: 83/100
Ridgefield Park is 57 points higher.
Palisades Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ridgefield Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Palisades Park: 37/100 · Ridgefield Park: 32/100
Palisades Park is 5 points higher.
Palisades Park: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Ridgefield Park: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.