City vs city
Big Rapids vs Sheridan Township, MI
Big Rapids and Sheridan Township are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Big Rapids: 25/100 · Sheridan Township: 25/100
No gap.
Flood
Big Rapids: 44/100 · Sheridan Township: 54/100
Sheridan Township is 10 points higher.
Big Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Sheridan Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Rapids: 14/100 · Sheridan Township: 15/100
Sheridan Township is 1 points higher.
Big Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sheridan Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Rapids: 13/100 · Sheridan Township: 17/100
Sheridan Township is 4 points higher.
Big Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sheridan Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Rapids: 0/100 · Sheridan Township: 4/100
Sheridan Township is 4 points higher.
Big Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheridan Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Rapids: 4/100 · Sheridan Township: 7/100
Sheridan Township is 3 points higher.
Big Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheridan Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Rapids: Unavailable · Sheridan Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sheridan Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Rapids: 51/100 · Sheridan Township: 52/100
Sheridan Township is 1 points higher.
Big Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sheridan Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Rapids: 21/100 · Sheridan Township: 23/100
Sheridan Township is 2 points higher.
Big Rapids: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sheridan 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.