City vs city
Ridgewood vs Waldwick, NJ
Ridgewood currently scores 4 points higher overall than Waldwick, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Ridgewood: 32/100 · Waldwick: 28/100
Ridgewood is 4 points higher.
Flood
Ridgewood: 0/100 · Waldwick: 1/100
Waldwick is 1 points higher.
Ridgewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Waldwick: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ridgewood: 22/100 · Waldwick: 22/100
No gap.
Ridgewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waldwick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ridgewood: 21/100 · Waldwick: 22/100
Waldwick is 1 points higher.
Ridgewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waldwick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ridgewood: 0/100 · Waldwick: 0/100
No gap.
Ridgewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waldwick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ridgewood: 31/100 · Waldwick: 24/100
Ridgewood is 7 points higher.
Ridgewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waldwick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ridgewood: Unavailable · Waldwick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ridgewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waldwick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ridgewood: 82/100 · Waldwick: 64/100
Ridgewood is 18 points higher.
Ridgewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waldwick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ridgewood: 35/100 · Waldwick: 35/100
No gap.
Ridgewood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Waldwick: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.