City vs city
Short Hills vs Union, NJ
Union currently scores 11 points higher overall than Short Hills, 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
Short Hills: 26/100 · Union: 37/100
Union is 11 points higher.
Flood
Short Hills: 19/100 · Union: 0/100
Short Hills is 19 points higher.
Short Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Union: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Short Hills: 22/100 · Union: 22/100
No gap.
Short Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Union: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Short Hills: 19/100 · Union: 19/100
No gap.
Short Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Union: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Short Hills: 0/100 · Union: 19/100
Union is 19 points higher.
Short Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Union: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Short Hills: 41/100 · Union: 28/100
Short Hills is 13 points higher.
Short Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Union: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Short Hills: Unavailable · Union: 97/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Short Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Union: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Short Hills: 23/100 · Union: 73/100
Union is 50 points higher.
Short Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Union: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Short Hills: 33/100 · Union: 37/100
Union is 4 points higher.
Short Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Union: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.