City vs city
Ship Bottom vs Smithville, NJ
Smithville currently scores 18 points higher overall than Ship Bottom, 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
Ship Bottom: 29/100 · Smithville: 47/100
Smithville is 18 points higher.
Flood
Ship Bottom: 24/100 · Smithville: 68/100
Smithville is 44 points higher.
Ship Bottom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Smithville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ship Bottom: 34/100 · Smithville: 31/100
Ship Bottom is 3 points higher.
Ship Bottom: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Smithville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ship Bottom: 16/100 · Smithville: 17/100
Smithville is 1 points higher.
Ship Bottom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Smithville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ship Bottom: 8/100 · Smithville: 0/100
Ship Bottom is 8 points higher.
Ship Bottom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smithville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ship Bottom: 6/100 · Smithville: 20/100
Smithville is 14 points higher.
Ship Bottom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smithville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ship Bottom: 96/100 · Smithville: 98/100
Smithville is 2 points higher.
Ship Bottom: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Smithville: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Ship Bottom: 13/100 · Smithville: 62/100
Smithville is 49 points higher.
Ship Bottom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Smithville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ship Bottom: 34/100 · Smithville: 32/100
Ship Bottom is 2 points higher.
Ship Bottom: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Smithville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.