City vs city
Boardman Township vs Houghton Lake, MI
Houghton Lake currently scores 9 points higher overall than Boardman Township, 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 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
Boardman Township: 20/100 · Houghton Lake: 29/100
Houghton Lake is 9 points higher.
Flood
Boardman Township: Unavailable · Houghton Lake: 100/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boardman Township: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Houghton Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Boardman Township: 14/100 · Houghton Lake: 14/100
No gap.
Boardman Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Houghton Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Boardman Township: 18/100 · Houghton Lake: 17/100
Boardman Township is 1 points higher.
Boardman Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Houghton Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Boardman Township: 19/100 · Houghton Lake: 27/100
Houghton Lake is 8 points higher.
Boardman Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Houghton Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Boardman Township: 13/100 · Houghton Lake: 8/100
Boardman Township is 5 points higher.
Boardman Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Houghton Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Boardman Township: Unavailable · Houghton Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boardman Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Houghton Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Boardman Township: 55/100 · Houghton Lake: 16/100
Boardman Township is 39 points higher.
Boardman Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Houghton Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Boardman Township: 19/100 · Houghton Lake: 19/100
No gap.
Boardman 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.
Houghton Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.