City vs city
Benton Harbor vs Paw Paw Lake, MI
Benton Harbor currently scores 4 points higher overall than Paw Paw Lake, 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
Benton Harbor: 34/100 · Paw Paw Lake: 30/100
Benton Harbor is 4 points higher.
Flood
Benton Harbor: 66/100 · Paw Paw Lake: 57/100
Benton Harbor is 9 points higher.
Benton Harbor: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Paw Paw Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Benton Harbor: 15/100 · Paw Paw Lake: 15/100
No gap.
Benton Harbor: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paw Paw Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benton Harbor: 29/100 · Paw Paw Lake: 28/100
Benton Harbor is 1 points higher.
Benton Harbor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paw Paw Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benton Harbor: 0/100 · Paw Paw Lake: 35/100
Paw Paw Lake is 35 points higher.
Benton Harbor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paw Paw Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benton Harbor: 50/100 · Paw Paw Lake: 26/100
Benton Harbor is 24 points higher.
Benton Harbor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paw Paw Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benton Harbor: Unavailable · Paw Paw Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benton Harbor: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paw Paw Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benton Harbor: 17/100 · Paw Paw Lake: 22/100
Paw Paw Lake is 5 points higher.
Benton Harbor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paw Paw Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Benton Harbor: 29/100 · Paw Paw Lake: 27/100
Benton Harbor is 2 points higher.
Benton Harbor: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Paw Paw Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.