City vs city
Saddle River vs Waldwick, NJ
Saddle River currently scores 7 points higher overall than Waldwick, 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
Saddle River: 35/100 · Waldwick: 28/100
Saddle River is 7 points higher.
Flood
Saddle River: 11/100 · Waldwick: 1/100
Saddle River is 10 points higher.
Saddle River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Waldwick: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Saddle River: 22/100 · Waldwick: 22/100
No gap.
Saddle River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waldwick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Saddle River: 22/100 · Waldwick: 22/100
No gap.
Saddle River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waldwick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Saddle River: 15/100 · Waldwick: 0/100
Saddle River is 15 points higher.
Saddle River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waldwick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Saddle River: 78/100 · Waldwick: 24/100
Saddle River is 54 points higher.
Saddle River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waldwick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Saddle River: Unavailable · Waldwick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Saddle River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waldwick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Saddle River: 67/100 · Waldwick: 64/100
Saddle River is 3 points higher.
Saddle River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waldwick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Saddle River: 32/100 · Waldwick: 35/100
Waldwick is 3 points higher.
Saddle 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.
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.