City vs city
Short Hills vs Vauxhall, NJ
Vauxhall currently scores 3 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 · Vauxhall: 29/100
Vauxhall is 3 points higher.
Flood
Short Hills: 19/100 · Vauxhall: 0/100
Short Hills is 19 points higher.
Short Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Vauxhall: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Short Hills: 22/100 · Vauxhall: 22/100
No gap.
Short Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vauxhall: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Short Hills: 19/100 · Vauxhall: 19/100
No gap.
Short Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vauxhall: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Short Hills: 0/100 · Vauxhall: 15/100
Vauxhall is 15 points higher.
Short Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vauxhall: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Short Hills: 41/100 · Vauxhall: 36/100
Short Hills is 5 points higher.
Short Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vauxhall: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Short Hills: Unavailable · Vauxhall: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Short Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vauxhall: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Short Hills: 23/100 · Vauxhall: 76/100
Vauxhall is 53 points higher.
Short Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vauxhall: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Short Hills: 33/100 · Vauxhall: 37/100
Vauxhall 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.
Vauxhall: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.