City vs city
Alpena vs Houghton Lake, MI
Alpena and Houghton Lake are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Alpena: 29/100 · Houghton Lake: 29/100
No gap.
Flood
Alpena: 68/100 · Houghton Lake: 100/100
Houghton Lake is 32 points higher.
Alpena: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Houghton Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alpena: 14/100 · Houghton Lake: 14/100
No gap.
Alpena: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Houghton Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alpena: 18/100 · Houghton Lake: 17/100
Alpena is 1 points higher.
Alpena: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Houghton Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alpena: 15/100 · Houghton Lake: 27/100
Houghton Lake is 12 points higher.
Alpena: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Houghton Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alpena: 33/100 · Houghton Lake: 8/100
Alpena is 25 points higher.
Alpena: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Houghton Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alpena: Unavailable · Houghton Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alpena: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Houghton Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alpena: 41/100 · Houghton Lake: 16/100
Alpena is 25 points higher.
Alpena: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Houghton Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alpena: 17/100 · Houghton Lake: 19/100
Houghton Lake is 2 points higher.
Alpena: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Houghton Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.