City vs city
Birmingham vs Muskegon, MI
Birmingham currently scores 7 points higher overall than Muskegon, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Birmingham: 37/100 · Muskegon: 30/100
Birmingham is 7 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 51/100 · Muskegon: 87/100
Muskegon is 36 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Muskegon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 16/100 · Muskegon: 15/100
Birmingham is 1 points higher.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Muskegon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 44/100 · Muskegon: 17/100
Birmingham is 27 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Muskegon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 0/100 · Muskegon: 4/100
Muskegon is 4 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Muskegon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 32/100 · Muskegon: 58/100
Muskegon is 26 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Muskegon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Muskegon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Muskegon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 52/100 · Muskegon: 10/100
Birmingham is 42 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Muskegon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Muskegon: 22/100
Birmingham is 6 points higher.
Birmingham: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Muskegon: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.