City vs city
Battle Creek vs Detroit, MI
Detroit currently scores 6 points higher overall than Battle Creek, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Battle Creek: 28/100 · Detroit: 34/100
Detroit is 6 points higher.
Flood
Battle Creek: 60/100 · Detroit: 44/100
Battle Creek is 16 points higher.
Battle Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Detroit: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Battle Creek: 16/100 · Detroit: 16/100
No gap.
Battle Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Detroit: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Battle Creek: 38/100 · Detroit: 42/100
Detroit is 4 points higher.
Battle Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Detroit: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Battle Creek: 4/100 · Detroit: 0/100
Battle Creek is 4 points higher.
Battle Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Detroit: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Battle Creek: 21/100 · Detroit: 19/100
Battle Creek is 2 points higher.
Battle Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Detroit: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Battle Creek: Unavailable · Detroit: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Battle Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Detroit: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Battle Creek: 25/100 · Detroit: 53/100
Detroit is 28 points higher.
Battle Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Detroit: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Battle Creek: 30/100 · Detroit: 30/100
No gap.
Battle Creek: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Detroit: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.