City vs city
South Plainfield vs Watchung, NJ
South Plainfield currently scores 13 points higher overall than Watchung, 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 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 Plainfield: 39/100 · Watchung: 26/100
South Plainfield is 13 points higher.
Flood
South Plainfield: 22/100 · Watchung: 19/100
South Plainfield is 3 points higher.
South Plainfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Watchung: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
South Plainfield: 22/100 · Watchung: 22/100
No gap.
South Plainfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watchung: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
South Plainfield: 19/100 · Watchung: 19/100
No gap.
South Plainfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watchung: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
South Plainfield: 8/100 · Watchung: 8/100
No gap.
South Plainfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watchung: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
South Plainfield: 50/100 · Watchung: 25/100
South Plainfield is 25 points higher.
South Plainfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watchung: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
South Plainfield: 99/100 · Watchung: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
South Plainfield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Watchung: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
South Plainfield: 57/100 · Watchung: 54/100
South Plainfield is 3 points higher.
South Plainfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watchung: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
South Plainfield: 34/100 · Watchung: 34/100
No gap.
South Plainfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Watchung: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.