City vs city
Rutherford vs Wood Ridge, NJ
Wood Ridge currently scores 5 points higher overall than Rutherford, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Rutherford: 32/100 · Wood Ridge: 37/100
Wood Ridge is 5 points higher.
Flood
Rutherford: 0/100 · Wood Ridge: 0/100
No gap.
Rutherford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wood Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rutherford: 22/100 · Wood Ridge: 23/100
Wood Ridge is 1 points higher.
Rutherford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wood Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rutherford: 20/100 · Wood Ridge: 20/100
No gap.
Rutherford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wood Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rutherford: 15/100 · Wood Ridge: 12/100
Rutherford is 3 points higher.
Rutherford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wood Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rutherford: 46/100 · Wood Ridge: 30/100
Rutherford is 16 points higher.
Rutherford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wood Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rutherford: Unavailable · Wood Ridge: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rutherford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wood Ridge: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Rutherford: 85/100 · Wood Ridge: 83/100
Rutherford is 2 points higher.
Rutherford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wood Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rutherford: 35/100 · Wood Ridge: 32/100
Rutherford is 3 points higher.
Rutherford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wood Ridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.