City vs city
Barton Hills vs Whitmore Lake, MI
Barton Hills currently scores 1 points higher overall than Whitmore Lake, with the largest gap 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
Barton Hills: 35/100 · Whitmore Lake: 34/100
Barton Hills is 1 points higher.
Flood
Barton Hills: 48/100 · Whitmore Lake: 69/100
Whitmore Lake is 21 points higher.
Barton Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Whitmore Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barton Hills: 16/100 · Whitmore Lake: 16/100
No gap.
Barton Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whitmore Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barton Hills: 49/100 · Whitmore Lake: 51/100
Whitmore Lake is 2 points higher.
Barton Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whitmore Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barton Hills: 31/100 · Whitmore Lake: 15/100
Barton Hills is 16 points higher.
Barton Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whitmore Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barton Hills: 36/100 · Whitmore Lake: 30/100
Barton Hills is 6 points higher.
Barton Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whitmore Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barton Hills: Unavailable · Whitmore Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Barton Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Whitmore Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Barton Hills: 36/100 · Whitmore Lake: 26/100
Barton Hills is 10 points higher.
Barton Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whitmore Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barton Hills: 29/100 · Whitmore Lake: 29/100
No gap.
Barton Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Whitmore 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.