City vs city
Byron Center vs Muskegon, MI
Byron Center currently scores 8 points higher overall than Muskegon, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Byron Center: 38/100 · Muskegon: 30/100
Byron Center is 8 points higher.
Flood
Byron Center: 49/100 · Muskegon: 87/100
Muskegon is 38 points higher.
Byron Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Muskegon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Byron Center: 15/100 · Muskegon: 15/100
No gap.
Byron Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Muskegon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Byron Center: 19/100 · Muskegon: 17/100
Byron Center is 2 points higher.
Byron Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Muskegon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Byron Center: 50/100 · Muskegon: 4/100
Byron Center is 46 points higher.
Byron Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Muskegon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Byron Center: 70/100 · Muskegon: 58/100
Byron Center is 12 points higher.
Byron Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Muskegon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Byron Center: Unavailable · Muskegon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Byron Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Muskegon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Byron Center: 32/100 · Muskegon: 10/100
Byron Center is 22 points higher.
Byron Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Muskegon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Byron Center: 28/100 · Muskegon: 22/100
Byron Center is 6 points higher.
Byron Center: 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.