City vs city
Big Rapids vs Yates Township, MI
Big Rapids currently scores 6 points higher overall than Yates Township, with the largest gap 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 · Yates Township: 19/100
Big Rapids is 6 points higher.
Flood
Big Rapids: 44/100 · Yates Township: 7/100
Big Rapids is 37 points higher.
Big Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Yates Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Rapids: 14/100 · Yates Township: 14/100
No gap.
Big Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Yates Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Rapids: 13/100 · Yates Township: 15/100
Yates Township is 2 points higher.
Big Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Yates Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Rapids: 0/100 · Yates Township: 0/100
No gap.
Big Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yates Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Rapids: 4/100 · Yates Township: 6/100
Yates Township is 2 points higher.
Big Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Yates Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Rapids: Unavailable · Yates Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Yates Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Rapids: 51/100 · Yates Township: 51/100
No gap.
Big Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Yates Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Rapids: 21/100 · Yates Township: 19/100
Big Rapids 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.
Yates 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.