City vs city
Passaic vs Upper Montclair, NJ
Passaic currently scores 2 points higher overall than Upper Montclair, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Passaic: 32/100 · Upper Montclair: 30/100
Passaic is 2 points higher.
Flood
Passaic: 0/100 · Upper Montclair: 0/100
No gap.
Passaic: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Upper Montclair: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Passaic: 22/100 · Upper Montclair: 22/100
No gap.
Passaic: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Upper Montclair: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Passaic: 20/100 · Upper Montclair: 20/100
No gap.
Passaic: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Upper Montclair: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Passaic: 15/100 · Upper Montclair: 8/100
Passaic is 7 points higher.
Passaic: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Upper Montclair: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Passaic: 46/100 · Upper Montclair: 46/100
No gap.
Passaic: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Upper Montclair: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Passaic: Unavailable · Upper Montclair: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Passaic: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Upper Montclair: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Passaic: 85/100 · Upper Montclair: 78/100
Passaic is 7 points higher.
Passaic: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Upper Montclair: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Passaic: 35/100 · Upper Montclair: 35/100
No gap.
Passaic: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Upper Montclair: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.