City vs city
Allendale vs Norton Shores, MI
Allendale currently scores 6 points higher overall than Norton Shores, 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
Allendale: 30/100 · Norton Shores: 24/100
Allendale is 6 points higher.
Flood
Allendale: 44/100 · Norton Shores: 62/100
Norton Shores is 18 points higher.
Allendale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Norton Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Allendale: 15/100 · Norton Shores: 15/100
No gap.
Allendale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Norton Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Allendale: 19/100 · Norton Shores: 18/100
Allendale is 1 points higher.
Allendale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Norton Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Allendale: 0/100 · Norton Shores: 8/100
Norton Shores is 8 points higher.
Allendale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norton Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Allendale: 29/100 · Norton Shores: 19/100
Allendale is 10 points higher.
Allendale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norton Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Allendale: Unavailable · Norton Shores: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Allendale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Norton Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Allendale: 48/100 · Norton Shores: 22/100
Allendale is 26 points higher.
Allendale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Norton Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Allendale: 22/100 · Norton Shores: 22/100
No gap.
Allendale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Norton Shores: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.