City vs city
Boardman Township vs Sterling Heights, MI
Sterling Heights currently scores 19 points higher overall than Boardman Township, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Sterling Heights: 39/100
Sterling Heights is 19 points higher.
Flood
Boardman Township: Unavailable · Sterling Heights: 60/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boardman Township: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Sterling Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Boardman Township: 14/100 · Sterling Heights: 16/100
Sterling Heights is 2 points higher.
Boardman Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sterling Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Boardman Township: 18/100 · Sterling Heights: 41/100
Sterling Heights is 23 points higher.
Boardman Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sterling Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Boardman Township: 19/100 · Sterling Heights: 8/100
Boardman Township is 11 points higher.
Boardman Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Boardman Township: 13/100 · Sterling Heights: 66/100
Sterling Heights is 53 points higher.
Boardman Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Boardman Township: Unavailable · Sterling Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boardman Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sterling Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Boardman Township: 55/100 · Sterling Heights: 52/100
Boardman Township is 3 points higher.
Boardman Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sterling Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Boardman Township: 19/100 · Sterling Heights: 28/100
Sterling Heights is 9 points higher.
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.
Sterling Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.