City vs city
Sayreville vs South Amboy, NJ
Sayreville currently scores 3 points higher overall than South Amboy, 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
Sayreville: 38/100 · South Amboy: 35/100
Sayreville is 3 points higher.
Flood
Sayreville: 22/100 · South Amboy: 2/100
Sayreville is 20 points higher.
Sayreville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
South Amboy: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sayreville: 23/100 · South Amboy: 23/100
No gap.
Sayreville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Amboy: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sayreville: 19/100 · South Amboy: 19/100
No gap.
Sayreville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Amboy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sayreville: 4/100 · South Amboy: 12/100
South Amboy is 8 points higher.
Sayreville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Amboy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sayreville: 25/100 · South Amboy: 15/100
Sayreville is 10 points higher.
Sayreville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Amboy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sayreville: 98/100 · South Amboy: 99/100
South Amboy is 1 points higher.
Sayreville: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
South Amboy: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Sayreville: 75/100 · South Amboy: 75/100
No gap.
Sayreville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Amboy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sayreville: 34/100 · South Amboy: 34/100
No gap.
Sayreville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Amboy: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.