#1Berlin Township
Camden County · 6,060 peopleHazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C · #366 of 466 in NJ
Berlin Township, #1 on this list · Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0New Jersey rankings · Hazard risk
Towns with the lowest natural-hazard risk in New Jersey
Berlin Township ranks first on hazard risk among New Jersey’s 468 towns of 2,500+; 78 of the 468 grade A− or better on hazard risk nationally.
The Hazard risk grade: FEMA’s expected yearly loss to buildings from natural hazards, where residents live (National Risk Index). How grades work
#1A+
#2Haddon Heights
Camden County · 7,609 peopleHazard risk grade, better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #45 of 466 in NJ
#3Berlin
Camden County · 7,628 peopleHazard risk grade, better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #173 of 466 in NJ
All 468 towns
Hazard risk grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 2 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
468 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeOverall
5Elk TownshipGloucester County · 4,520 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #194 of 466
9Washington TownshipGloucester County · 49,840 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #227 of 466
13Winslow TownshipCamden County · 40,562 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #344 of 466
14Upper Deerfield TownshipCumberland County · 8,111 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #443 of 466
16Upper Pittsgrove TownshipSalem County · 3,545 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #215 of 466
20Deptford TownshipGloucester County · 32,600 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #322 of 466
21Monroe TownshipGloucester County · 38,137 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #281 of 466
23Mantua TownshipGloucester County · 15,582 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #181 of 466
24Waterford TownshipCamden County · 10,562 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #282 of 466
25Hopewell TownshipCumberland County · 4,517 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #411 of 466
26Deerfield TownshipCumberland County · 3,251 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #461 of 466
27Franklin TownshipGloucester County · 16,666 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #353 of 466
28Voorhees TownshipCamden County · 31,571 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #175 of 466
31New Hanover TownshipBurlington County · 6,237 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
32Harrison TownshipGloucester County · 14,043 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #16 of 466
34Woodbury HeightsGloucester County · 3,162 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #130 of 466
36South Harrison TownshipGloucester County · 3,479 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #134 of 466
37Gloucester TownshipCamden County · 67,085 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #306 of 466
43Woolwich TownshipGloucester County · 14,858 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #150 of 466
48Pittsgrove TownshipSalem County · 9,039 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #381 of 466
50Mine Hill TownshipMorris County · 4,160 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #172 of 466
51South AmboyMiddlesex County · 10,403 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #335 of 466
52Montclair TownshipEssex County · 44,633 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #126 of 466
56Shamong TownshipBurlington County · 6,659 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #302 of 466
57Evesham TownshipBurlington County · 49,525 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #217 of 466
63Fredon TownshipSussex County · 3,332 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #166 of 466
67Roxbury TownshipMorris County · 23,427 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #157 of 466
70Sparta TownshipSussex County · 20,431 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #83 of 466
72Washington TownshipMorris County · 18,309 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #75 of 466
75East Greenwich TownshipGloucester County · 12,610 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #131 of 466
77Union TownshipHunterdon County · 6,649 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #152 of 466
79Hillside TownshipUnion County · 22,860 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #413 of 466
80Tabernacle TownshipBurlington County · 7,014 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #299 of 466
81Wyckoff TownshipBergen County · 17,224 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #74 of 466
82Randolph TownshipMorris County · 26,878 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #101 of 466
83MillvilleCumberland County · 28,098 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #454 of 466
85Franklin LakesBergen County · 11,180 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #21 of 466
90Independence TownshipWarren County · 5,666 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #136 of 466
91Jefferson TownshipMorris County · 20,703 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #121 of 466
93Rockaway TownshipMorris County · 27,728 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #162 of 466
94Alloway TownshipSalem County · 3,338 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #266 of 466
96South Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 47,454 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #125 of 466
98Hardyston TownshipSussex County · 8,541 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #205 of 466
102Mount Olive TownshipMorris County · 29,503 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #87 of 466
104Westampton TownshipBurlington County · 9,436 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #312 of 466
105Allamuchy TownshipWarren County · 5,484 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #350 of 466
107Robbinsville TownshipMercer County · 15,958 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #89 of 466
108Maplewood TownshipEssex County · 26,320 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #156 of 466
111Andover TownshipSussex County · 5,721 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #107 of 466
112Fairfield TownshipCumberland County · 5,440 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #464 of 466
114Union TownshipUnion County · 63,675 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #290 of 466
115North HaledonPassaic County · 9,089 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #240 of 466
118Raritan TownshipHunterdon County · 25,281 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #71 of 466
120Pennsauken TownshipCamden County · 37,742 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #423 of 466
121Livingston TownshipEssex County · 32,223 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #39 of 466
122Mansfield TownshipWarren County · 7,996 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #327 of 466
124Franklin TownshipHunterdon County · 3,288 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #65 of 466
125West Caldwell TownshipEssex County · 11,205 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #69 of 466
126Vernon TownshipSussex County · 22,965 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #204 of 466
127Haddon TownshipCamden County · 15,649 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #279 of 466
129Hampton TownshipSussex County · 4,989 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #309 of 466
130Quinton TownshipSalem County · 2,675 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #402 of 466
131Mahwah TownshipBergen County · 25,678 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #116 of 466
133Chesterfield TownshipBurlington County · 9,046 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #36 of 466
134West Deptford TownshipGloucester County · 22,681 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #270 of 466
137BernardsvilleSomerset County · 7,966 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #41 of 466
139Hanover TownshipMorris County · 15,105 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #169 of 466
141Clinton TownshipHunterdon County · 13,412 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #81 of 466
142North Hanover TownshipBurlington County · 8,189 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #351 of 466
143Cherry Hill TownshipCamden County · 79,965 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #180 of 466
144Pilesgrove TownshipSalem County · 4,280 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #158 of 466
145Bethlehem TownshipHunterdon County · 3,774 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #207 of 466
146Teaneck TownshipBergen County · 43,329 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #201 of 466
147Hasbrouck HeightsBergen County · 12,211 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #63 of 466
148Morris TownshipMorris County · 23,730 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #200 of 466
149Medford LakesBurlington County · 4,403 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #122 of 466
150West Orange TownshipEssex County · 49,557 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #256 of 466
152Woodbridge TownshipMiddlesex County · 104,802 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #277 of 466
153Palisades ParkBergen County · 20,317 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #275 of 466
156Lakewood TownshipOcean County · 143,765 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #392 of 466
157SayrevilleMiddlesex County · 46,787 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #273 of 466
158North Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 45,097 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #311 of 466
159Washington TownshipBergen County · 9,392 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #82 of 466
160Chester TownshipMorris County · 7,795 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #62 of 466
163Old Bridge TownshipMiddlesex County · 70,228 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #237 of 466
165Cedar Grove TownshipEssex County · 13,916 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #60 of 466
166Manchester TownshipOcean County · 46,556 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #305 of 466
168Egg Harbor CityAtlantic County · 4,426 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #418 of 466
170Green TownshipSussex County · 3,715 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #147 of 466
173Logan TownshipGloucester County · 6,126 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #269 of 466
175Upper Saddle RiverBergen County · 8,650 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #79 of 466
179Franklin TownshipWarren County · 3,049 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #271 of 466
182South RiverMiddlesex County · 16,262 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #330 of 466
183Hillsborough TownshipSomerset County · 45,061 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #97 of 466
185Buena Vista TownshipAtlantic County · 7,175 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #415 of 466
186Wall TownshipMonmouth County · 26,753 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #198 of 466
187West Amwell TownshipHunterdon County · 3,037 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #213 of 466
T188Knowlton TownshipWarren County · 2,947 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #370 of 466
T188Liberty TownshipWarren County · 2,701 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #283 of 466
193Bradley BeachMonmouth County · 4,163 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #285 of 466
194Warren TownshipSomerset County · 17,753 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #29 of 466
195Irvington TownshipEssex County · 62,233 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #448 of 466
200Bernards TownshipSomerset County · 28,594 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #17 of 466
201Moorestown TownshipBurlington County · 22,262 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #118 of 466
202North Bergen TownshipHudson County · 61,483 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #375 of 466
203Wantage TownshipSussex County · 11,154 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #369 of 466
204Jackson TownshipOcean County · 61,281 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #231 of 466
205Ocean TownshipMonmouth County · 28,088 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #315 of 466
207Edison TownshipMiddlesex County · 109,077 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #210 of 466
208Ridgefield ParkBergen County · 13,372 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #274 of 466
209Clark TownshipUnion County · 16,418 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #189 of 466
211Cliffside ParkBergen County · 26,539 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #263 of 466
212Mount Laurel TownshipBurlington County · 47,738 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #258 of 466
213Harrington ParkBergen County · 5,052 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 466
214Neptune TownshipMonmouth County · 28,273 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #428 of 466
215East Amwell TownshipHunterdon County · 3,952 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #168 of 466
216Fairfield TownshipEssex County · 8,346 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #216 of 466
217Tinton FallsMonmouth County · 19,539 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #219 of 466
218Lumberton TownshipBurlington County · 13,171 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #343 of 466
219South Orange Village TownshipEssex County · 19,139 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #186 of 466
222East Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 50,678 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #163 of 466
223Egg Harbor TownshipAtlantic County · 48,435 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #373 of 466
224Stillwater TownshipSussex County · 4,072 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #292 of 466
225City of Orange TownshipEssex County · 35,642 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #442 of 466
226Franklin TownshipSomerset County · 69,105 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #246 of 466
231Springfield TownshipBurlington County · 3,315 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #301 of 466
232Hamilton TownshipAtlantic County · 28,845 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #419 of 466
233Tewksbury TownshipHunterdon County · 5,925 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #47 of 466
235Mendham TownshipMorris County · 6,075 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #84 of 466
236Monroe TownshipMiddlesex County · 49,830 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #106 of 466
237Medford TownshipBurlington County · 25,612 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #115 of 466
238Pemberton TownshipBurlington County · 27,611 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #387 of 466
239Asbury ParkMonmouth County · 15,632 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #431 of 466
242Harding TownshipMorris County · 3,949 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #10 of 466
243Dennis TownshipCape May County · 6,100 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #356 of 466
244Gloucester CityCamden County · 11,643 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #391 of 466
245Frankford TownshipSussex County · 5,368 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #319 of 466
250Lebanon TownshipHunterdon County · 6,229 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #141 of 466
251Howell TownshipMonmouth County · 55,156 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #225 of 466
252River Vale TownshipBergen County · 10,555 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 466
253Cranford TownshipUnion County · 24,725 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #55 of 466
256Bridgewater TownshipSomerset County · 46,455 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #144 of 466
257Verona TownshipEssex County · 15,107 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #68 of 466
258Galloway TownshipAtlantic County · 38,380 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #378 of 466
259Spring Lake HeightsMonmouth County · 4,868 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #56 of 466
260Bedminster TownshipSomerset County · 8,285 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #76 of 466
262Hopewell TownshipMercer County · 18,763 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #100 of 466
263Branchburg TownshipSomerset County · 15,511 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #138 of 466
264Southampton TownshipBurlington County · 10,563 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #334 of 466
265West Long BranchMonmouth County · 8,625 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #193 of 466
268Barnegat TownshipOcean County · 26,151 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #310 of 466
269CollingswoodCamden County · 14,386 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #340 of 466
270Weehawken TownshipHudson County · 17,827 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #244 of 466
271Holmdel TownshipMonmouth County · 17,535 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #66 of 466
273Berkeley Heights TownshipUnion County · 15,140 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #38 of 466
274Blairstown TownshipWarren County · 5,815 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #249 of 466
275Jersey CityHudson County · 302,013 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #396 of 466
279Readington TownshipHunterdon County · 16,406 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #132 of 466
280Weymouth TownshipAtlantic County · 2,751 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #388 of 466
281Aberdeen TownshipMonmouth County · 19,535 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #218 of 466
282Hamilton TownshipMercer County · 94,157 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #346 of 466
283Woodland ParkPassaic County · 13,623 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #264 of 466
284Millburn TownshipEssex County · 22,874 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #113 of 466
285Hainesport TownshipBurlington County · 6,197 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #182 of 466
286Wayne TownshipPassaic County · 54,819 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #214 of 466
289South PlainfieldMiddlesex County · 24,891 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #268 of 466
290Byram TownshipSussex County · 8,249 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #221 of 466
291Freehold TownshipMonmouth County · 36,052 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #195 of 466
292Denville TownshipMorris County · 17,424 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #12 of 466
293Middletown TownshipMonmouth County · 67,135 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #93 of 466
295Brick TownshipOcean County · 77,402 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #308 of 466
296Upper TownshipCape May County · 12,355 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #252 of 466
298Toms River TownshipOcean County · 100,899 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #317 of 466
299Delran TownshipBurlington County · 18,909 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #296 of 466
300Colts Neck TownshipMonmouth County · 9,989 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #120 of 466
301Mansfield TownshipBurlington County · 9,199 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #167 of 466
302Hazlet TownshipMonmouth County · 20,743 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #171 of 466
303Saddle Brook TownshipBergen County · 14,441 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #191 of 466
305Mullica TownshipAtlantic County · 5,853 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #280 of 466
306Upper Freehold TownshipMonmouth County · 7,251 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #159 of 466
311PleasantvilleAtlantic County · 20,853 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #455 of 466
312Marlboro TownshipMonmouth County · 42,254 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #90 of 466
313Berkeley TownshipOcean County · 45,550 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #354 of 466
315Lower TownshipCape May County · 21,533 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #376 of 466
316Maurice River TownshipCumberland County · 4,780 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #462 of 466
318Middle TownshipCape May County · 19,990 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #405 of 466
320Bordentown TownshipBurlington County · 12,821 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #226 of 466
322Somers PointAtlantic County · 10,590 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #430 of 466
323Little Egg Harbor TownshipOcean County · 21,801 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #339 of 466
324Holland TownshipHunterdon County · 5,239 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #324 of 466
328South Toms RiverOcean County · 3,895 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #326 of 466
330Delaware TownshipHunterdon County · 4,597 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #13 of 466
331Willingboro TownshipBurlington County · 32,824 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #426 of 466
333Greenwich TownshipWarren County · 5,726 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #286 of 466
334Lawrence TownshipMercer County · 34,165 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #228 of 466
336Alexandria TownshipHunterdon County · 4,811 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #331 of 466
337BordentownBurlington County · 4,108 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #154 of 466
338North ArlingtonBergen County · 16,601 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #223 of 466
340Cranbury TownshipMiddlesex County · 4,240 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #25 of 466
341Eastampton TownshipBurlington County · 6,603 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #328 of 466
342Prospect ParkPassaic County · 6,450 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #438 of 466
343Springfield TownshipUnion County · 18,342 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #177 of 466
344Harmony TownshipWarren County · 2,542 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #408 of 466
346Point Pleasant BeachOcean County · 4,993 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #261 of 466
347Little SilverMonmouth County · 6,124 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #20 of 466
348West Milford TownshipPassaic County · 25,216 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #164 of 466
353Montgomery TownshipSomerset County · 24,039 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #117 of 466
355Ewing TownshipMercer County · 39,030 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #397 of 466
356Stafford TownshipOcean County · 30,958 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #241 of 466
357West Windsor TownshipMercer County · 32,839 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #77 of 466
358Lawrence TownshipCumberland County · 3,167 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #446 of 466
359Highland ParkMiddlesex County · 15,259 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #248 of 466
360Parsippany-Troy Hills TownshipMorris County · 56,633 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #114 of 466
361Pohatcong TownshipWarren County · 3,578 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #379 of 466
363East Hanover TownshipMorris County · 11,457 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #190 of 466
364Wildwood CrestCape May County · 3,000 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #347 of 466
365Plumsted TownshipOcean County · 9,991 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #349 of 466
369Mount Holly TownshipBurlington County · 10,645 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #380 of 466
372Millstone TownshipMonmouth County · 10,412 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #197 of 466
373Burlington TownshipBurlington County · 24,893 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #300 of 466
374Rochelle Park TownshipBergen County · 5,972 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #267 of 466
375High BridgeHunterdon County · 3,603 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #137 of 466
376Peapack and GladstoneSomerset County · 2,587 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #128 of 466
377Bloomfield TownshipEssex County · 56,375 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #259 of 466
378Union BeachMonmouth County · 5,708 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #316 of 466
379Seaside HeightsOcean County · 2,549 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #459 of 466
382Montague TownshipSussex County · 3,896 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #352 of 466
384Lopatcong TownshipWarren County · 9,537 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #257 of 466
385Nutley TownshipEssex County · 30,744 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #149 of 466
386Piscataway TownshipMiddlesex County · 62,253 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #229 of 466
388Little Falls TownshipPassaic County · 15,340 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #155 of 466
389Manalapan TownshipMonmouth County · 40,987 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #94 of 466
390Lacey TownshipOcean County · 30,297 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #295 of 466
391Monmouth BeachMonmouth County · 3,226 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #34 of 466
393Maple Shade TownshipBurlington County · 20,556 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #412 of 466
395Long Hill TownshipMorris County · 8,684 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #187 of 466
397Carneys Point TownshipSalem County · 8,766 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #404 of 466
400New BrunswickMiddlesex County · 57,133 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #458 of 466
401Belleville TownshipEssex County · 38,997 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #371 of 466
402Kingwood TownshipHunterdon County · 3,864 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #232 of 466
403Green Brook TownshipSomerset County · 7,410 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #174 of 466
404Pequannock TownshipMorris County · 15,750 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #92 of 466
405Lyndhurst TownshipBergen County · 22,343 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #236 of 466
406White TownshipWarren County · 4,706 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #314 of 466
408South Hackensack TownshipBergen County · 2,755 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #377 of 466
409Scotch Plains TownshipUnion County · 25,437 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #72 of 466
410National ParkGloucester County · 3,088 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #348 of 466
411Florence TownshipBurlington County · 13,385 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #239 of 466
412East RutherfordBergen County · 10,566 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #287 of 466
415South Bound BrookSomerset County · 4,926 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #365 of 466
417Commercial TownshipCumberland County · 4,767 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #466 of 466
418Boonton TownshipMorris County · 4,432 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #73 of 466
420Cinnaminson TownshipBurlington County · 17,930 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #289 of 466
421East Windsor TownshipMercer County · 30,562 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #254 of 466
422Edgewater Park TownshipBurlington County · 9,617 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #401 of 466
423Atlantic CityAtlantic County · 38,787 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #465 of 466
424Montville TownshipMorris County · 24,469 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #112 of 466
427Plainsboro TownshipMiddlesex County · 24,349 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #103 of 466
437North PlainfieldSomerset County · 22,879 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #410 of 466
439Delanco TownshipBurlington County · 5,010 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #361 of 466
441Riverside TownshipBurlington County · 8,231 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #386 of 466
445Long Beach TownshipOcean County · 3,148 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #336 of 466
448Pennsville TownshipSalem County · 12,923 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #427 of 466
455North WildwoodCape May County · 3,518 peopleDbetter than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #417 of 466
460LambertvilleHunterdon County · 4,198 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #220 of 466
461Pompton LakesPassaic County · 11,246 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #129 of 466
464Greenwich TownshipGloucester County · 5,026 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #179 of 466
467BurlingtonBurlington County · 10,243 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #444 of 466
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Questions people ask
Which New Jersey town has the lowest natural-hazard risk?
Berlin Township (Camden County) ranks first on hazard risk among 468 towns, with an A+; Haddon Heights and Berlin follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Hazard risk grade: FEMA’s expected yearly loss to buildings from natural hazards, where residents live (National Risk Index). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a hazard risk grade (468 in New Jersey). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New Jersey page.
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Best places to live466 towns · #1 OradellBest small towns215 towns · #1 OradellMost affordable towns468 towns · #1 CamdenSafest towns342 towns · #1 EmersonTowns with the best schools465 towns · #1 Englewood CliffsHealthiest towns468 towns · #1 Mountain LakesBest towns for jobs & income468 towns · #1 Ho-Ho-KusMost walkable towns468 towns · #1 EdgewaterBest towns for the outdoors468 towns · #1 MountainsideMost historic towns468 towns · #1 BordentownTowns with the most civic life466 towns · #1 HaddonfieldTowns with the least snow451 towns · #1 Barnegat TownshipDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns451 towns · #1 Pohatcong TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters367 towns · #1 Cape MayDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers367 towns · #1 Greenwich Township and 3 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers367 towns · #1 Vernon TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes468 towns · #1 Fair Haven and 7 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes246 towns · #1 CamdenDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns465 towns · #1 Plumsted TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries234 towns · #1 PrincetonDescribed, no letters
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