City vs city
Point Pleasant vs West Belmar, NJ
Point Pleasant currently scores 4 points higher overall than West Belmar, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · West Belmar: 39/100
Point Pleasant is 4 points higher.
Flood
Point Pleasant: 69/100 · West Belmar: 38/100
Point Pleasant is 31 points higher.
Point Pleasant: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
West Belmar: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Point Pleasant: 29/100 · West Belmar: 27/100
Point Pleasant is 2 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Belmar: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Point Pleasant: 16/100 · West Belmar: 17/100
West Belmar is 1 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Belmar: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Point Pleasant: 19/100 · West Belmar: 15/100
Point Pleasant is 4 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Belmar: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Point Pleasant: 12/100 · West Belmar: 16/100
West Belmar is 4 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Belmar: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Point Pleasant: 97/100 · West Belmar: 97/100
No gap.
Point Pleasant: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
West Belmar: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Point Pleasant: 68/100 · West Belmar: 69/100
West Belmar is 1 points higher.
Point Pleasant: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Belmar: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Point Pleasant: 37/100 · West Belmar: 36/100
Point Pleasant is 1 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.
West Belmar: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.