City vs city
South Amboy vs Union Beach, NJ
South Amboy currently scores 5 points higher overall than Union Beach, 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
South Amboy: 35/100 · Union Beach: 30/100
South Amboy is 5 points higher.
Flood
South Amboy: 2/100 · Union Beach: 5/100
Union Beach is 3 points higher.
South Amboy: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Union Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
South Amboy: 23/100 · Union Beach: 24/100
Union Beach is 1 points higher.
South Amboy: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Union Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
South Amboy: 19/100 · Union Beach: 18/100
South Amboy is 1 points higher.
South Amboy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Union Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
South Amboy: 12/100 · Union Beach: 0/100
South Amboy is 12 points higher.
South Amboy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Union Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
South Amboy: 15/100 · Union Beach: 17/100
Union Beach is 2 points higher.
South Amboy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Union Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
South Amboy: 99/100 · Union Beach: 99/100
No gap.
South Amboy: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Union Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
South Amboy: 75/100 · Union Beach: 15/100
South Amboy is 60 points higher.
South Amboy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Union Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
South Amboy: 34/100 · Union Beach: 35/100
Union Beach is 1 points higher.
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.
Union Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.