Heights Sandy Damage Considered Minimal

An interactive map which shows town-by-town data of the impact Superstorm Sandy had on homes and businesses shows Hasbrouck Heights was not as severely impacted as most of its neighbors.

The map published by NJSpotlight, which analyzes figures from New Jersey Department of Community Affairs shows a total of 8 homes had damage, 7 of which were considered as "major" damage, and 1 considered "severe." Zero rental units in Heights were listed as damaged according to this map.

According to the NJSpotlight report, damages costing between $8,000 and $28,000 fall under the "major" classification, damages amount to more than $28,000 are classified as "severe."

The interactive map shows Little Ferry and Moonachie among the hardest hit communities along with towns in the coastal counties of Ocean and Monmouth.

Moonachie had a total of 560 homes, and 114 rentals listed as damaged according to the map. Broken down into minor, major and severe, the largest number of damaged homes and rentals were classified as 'major' damage. Zero rental units in Hasbrouck Heights were listed as damaged according to this map.

Little Ferry had a total of 1,036 homes and 489 rental units damaged. All damaged homes were either considered major or severe and the majority of rentals suffered major damage, according to the data on the map.

Much like Hasbrouck Heights, Lodi had a small number of properties reported as damaged - 11 homes and 3 rental units while Hackensack had a total of 80 homes and 101 rental units listed as damaged.

Visit NJSpotlight.com to read more and search a town-by-town map of reported damage across New Jersey.