City vs city

Plainfield vs South Plainfield, NJ

South Plainfield currently scores 13 points higher overall than Plainfield, with the largest gap in hail.

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

Plainfield

26/100

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South Plainfield

39/100

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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 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

Plainfield: 26/100 · South Plainfield: 39/100

South Plainfield is 13 points higher.

Flood

Plainfield: 19/100 · South Plainfield: 22/100

South Plainfield is 3 points higher.

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

South Plainfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Plainfield: 22/100 · South Plainfield: 22/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Plainfield: 19/100 · South Plainfield: 19/100

No gap.

Plainfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Plainfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Plainfield: 8/100 · South Plainfield: 8/100

No gap.

Plainfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Plainfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Plainfield: 25/100 · South Plainfield: 50/100

South Plainfield is 25 points higher.

Plainfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Plainfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Plainfield: Unavailable · South Plainfield: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

South Plainfield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Plainfield: 54/100 · South Plainfield: 57/100

South Plainfield is 3 points higher.

Plainfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Plainfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Plainfield: 34/100 · South Plainfield: 34/100

No gap.

Plainfield: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

South Plainfield: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.