City vs city
Benton Harbor vs Watervliet, MI
Benton Harbor currently scores 6 points higher overall than Watervliet, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Benton Harbor: 34/100 · Watervliet: 28/100
Benton Harbor is 6 points higher.
Flood
Benton Harbor: 66/100 · Watervliet: 54/100
Benton Harbor is 12 points higher.
Benton Harbor: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Watervliet: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Benton Harbor: 15/100 · Watervliet: 15/100
No gap.
Benton Harbor: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watervliet: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benton Harbor: 29/100 · Watervliet: 31/100
Watervliet is 2 points higher.
Benton Harbor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watervliet: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benton Harbor: 0/100 · Watervliet: 0/100
No gap.
Benton Harbor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watervliet: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benton Harbor: 50/100 · Watervliet: 13/100
Benton Harbor is 37 points higher.
Benton Harbor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watervliet: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benton Harbor: Unavailable · Watervliet: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benton Harbor: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watervliet: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benton Harbor: 17/100 · Watervliet: 25/100
Watervliet is 8 points higher.
Benton Harbor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watervliet: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Benton Harbor: 29/100 · Watervliet: 28/100
Benton Harbor is 1 points higher.
Benton Harbor: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Watervliet: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.