City vs city
Battle Creek vs Flint, MI
Flint currently scores 24 points higher overall than Battle Creek, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Flint: 52/100
Flint is 24 points higher.
Flood
Battle Creek: 60/100 · Flint: 46/100
Battle Creek is 14 points higher.
Battle Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Flint: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Battle Creek: 16/100 · Flint: 16/100
No gap.
Battle Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Flint: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Battle Creek: 38/100 · Flint: 30/100
Battle Creek is 8 points higher.
Battle Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Flint: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Battle Creek: 4/100 · Flint: 100/100
Flint is 96 points higher.
Battle Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Flint: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Battle Creek: 21/100 · Flint: 100/100
Flint is 79 points higher.
Battle Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Flint: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Battle Creek: Unavailable · Flint: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Battle Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Flint: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Battle Creek: 25/100 · Flint: 43/100
Flint is 18 points higher.
Battle Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Flint: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Battle Creek: 30/100 · Flint: 30/100
No gap.
Battle Creek: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Flint: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.