City vs city
Battle Creek vs Ross Township, MI
Ross Township currently scores 3 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 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
Battle Creek: 28/100 · Ross Township: 31/100
Ross Township is 3 points higher.
Flood
Battle Creek: 60/100 · Ross Township: 57/100
Battle Creek is 3 points higher.
Battle Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Ross Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Battle Creek: 16/100 · Ross Township: 16/100
No gap.
Battle Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ross Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Battle Creek: 38/100 · Ross Township: 33/100
Battle Creek is 5 points higher.
Battle Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ross Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Battle Creek: 4/100 · Ross Township: 15/100
Ross Township is 11 points higher.
Battle Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ross Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Battle Creek: 21/100 · Ross Township: 23/100
Ross Township is 2 points higher.
Battle Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ross Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Battle Creek: Unavailable · Ross Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Battle Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ross Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Battle Creek: 25/100 · Ross Township: 44/100
Ross Township is 19 points higher.
Battle Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ross Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Battle Creek: 30/100 · Ross Township: 30/100
No gap.
Battle Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ross 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.