City vs city
Upper Montclair vs Watsessing, NJ
Upper Montclair currently scores 1 points higher overall than Watsessing, 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
Upper Montclair: 30/100 · Watsessing: 29/100
Upper Montclair is 1 points higher.
Flood
Upper Montclair: 0/100 · Watsessing: 0/100
No gap.
Upper Montclair: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Watsessing: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Upper Montclair: 22/100 · Watsessing: 22/100
No gap.
Upper Montclair: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watsessing: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Upper Montclair: 20/100 · Watsessing: 19/100
Upper Montclair is 1 points higher.
Upper Montclair: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watsessing: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Upper Montclair: 8/100 · Watsessing: 15/100
Watsessing is 7 points higher.
Upper Montclair: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsessing: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Upper Montclair: 46/100 · Watsessing: 36/100
Upper Montclair is 10 points higher.
Upper Montclair: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watsessing: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Upper Montclair: Unavailable · Watsessing: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Upper Montclair: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watsessing: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Upper Montclair: 78/100 · Watsessing: 76/100
Upper Montclair is 2 points higher.
Upper Montclair: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watsessing: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Upper Montclair: 35/100 · Watsessing: 37/100
Watsessing is 2 points higher.
Upper Montclair: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Watsessing: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.