City vs city
Bad Axe vs Port Austin Township, MI
Bad Axe currently scores 5 points higher overall than Port Austin Township, 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
Bad Axe: 26/100 · Port Austin Township: 21/100
Bad Axe is 5 points higher.
Flood
Bad Axe: 48/100 · Port Austin Township: 48/100
No gap.
Bad Axe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Port Austin Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bad Axe: 15/100 · Port Austin Township: 15/100
No gap.
Bad Axe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Port Austin Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bad Axe: 31/100 · Port Austin Township: 28/100
Bad Axe is 3 points higher.
Bad Axe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Port Austin Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bad Axe: 0/100 · Port Austin Township: 4/100
Port Austin Township is 4 points higher.
Bad Axe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Austin Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bad Axe: 8/100 · Port Austin Township: 10/100
Port Austin Township is 2 points higher.
Bad Axe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Austin Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bad Axe: Unavailable · Port Austin Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bad Axe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Port Austin Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bad Axe: 25/100 · Port Austin Township: 16/100
Bad Axe is 9 points higher.
Bad Axe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Port Austin Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bad Axe: 29/100 · Port Austin Township: 28/100
Bad Axe is 1 points higher.
Bad Axe: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Port Austin Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.