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Princeton vs Trenton, NJ

Trenton currently scores 19 points higher overall than Princeton, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Princeton

31/100

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Trenton

50/100

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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

Princeton: 31/100 · Trenton: 50/100

Trenton is 19 points higher.

Flood

Princeton: 21/100 · Trenton: 6/100

Princeton is 15 points higher.

Princeton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Trenton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Princeton: 22/100 · Trenton: 22/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Princeton: 22/100 · Trenton: 24/100

Trenton is 2 points higher.

Princeton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Trenton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Princeton: 4/100 · Trenton: 73/100

Trenton is 69 points higher.

Princeton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Trenton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Princeton: 29/100 · Trenton: 75/100

Trenton is 46 points higher.

Princeton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Trenton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Princeton: Unavailable · Trenton: 92/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Princeton: 72/100 · Trenton: 64/100

Princeton is 8 points higher.

Princeton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Trenton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Princeton: 47/100 · Trenton: 46/100

Princeton is 1 points higher.

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

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