City vs city
Point Pleasant vs South Toms River, NJ
Point Pleasant currently scores 11 points higher overall than South Toms River, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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
Point Pleasant: 43/100 · South Toms River: 32/100
Point Pleasant is 11 points higher.
Flood
Point Pleasant: 69/100 · South Toms River: 23/100
Point Pleasant is 46 points higher.
Point Pleasant: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
South Toms River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Point Pleasant: 29/100 · South Toms River: 27/100
Point Pleasant is 2 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Toms River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Point Pleasant: 16/100 · South Toms River: 18/100
South Toms River is 2 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Toms River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Point Pleasant: 19/100 · South Toms River: 0/100
Point Pleasant is 19 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Toms River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Point Pleasant: 12/100 · South Toms River: 6/100
Point Pleasant is 6 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Toms River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Point Pleasant: 97/100 · South Toms River: 0/100
Point Pleasant is 97 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
South Toms River: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Point Pleasant: 68/100 · South Toms River: 77/100
South Toms River is 9 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Toms River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Point Pleasant: 37/100 · South Toms River: 40/100
South Toms River is 3 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Toms River: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.