City vs city
Somerville vs The Hills, NJ
Somerville currently scores 3 points higher overall than The Hills, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Somerville: 29/100 · The Hills: 26/100
Somerville is 3 points higher.
Flood
Somerville: 22/100 · The Hills: 17/100
Somerville is 5 points higher.
Somerville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
The Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Somerville: 22/100 · The Hills: 22/100
No gap.
Somerville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
The Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Somerville: 21/100 · The Hills: 20/100
Somerville is 1 points higher.
Somerville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
The Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Somerville: 8/100 · The Hills: 4/100
Somerville is 4 points higher.
Somerville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
The Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Somerville: 36/100 · The Hills: 17/100
Somerville is 19 points higher.
Somerville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
The Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Somerville: Unavailable · The Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Somerville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
The Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Somerville: 54/100 · The Hills: 62/100
The Hills is 8 points higher.
Somerville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
The Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Somerville: 39/100 · The Hills: 38/100
Somerville is 1 points higher.
Somerville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
The Hills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.