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Berkley vs Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo currently scores 7 points higher overall than Berkley, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Berkley

43/100

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Kalamazoo

50/100

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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

Berkley: 43/100 · Kalamazoo: 50/100

Kalamazoo is 7 points higher.

Flood

Berkley: 44/100 · Kalamazoo: 59/100

Kalamazoo is 15 points higher.

Berkley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Kalamazoo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Berkley: 16/100 · Kalamazoo: 16/100

No gap.

Berkley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Kalamazoo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Berkley: 43/100 · Kalamazoo: 35/100

Berkley is 8 points higher.

Berkley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Kalamazoo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Berkley: 0/100 · Kalamazoo: 62/100

Kalamazoo is 62 points higher.

Berkley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kalamazoo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Berkley: 82/100 · Kalamazoo: 100/100

Kalamazoo is 18 points higher.

Berkley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kalamazoo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Berkley: Unavailable · Kalamazoo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Berkley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Kalamazoo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Berkley: 44/100 · Kalamazoo: 45/100

Kalamazoo is 1 points higher.

Berkley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Kalamazoo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Berkley: 28/100 · Kalamazoo: 30/100

Kalamazoo is 2 points higher.

Berkley: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Kalamazoo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.