City vs city
Byron Center vs Wayland, MI
Byron Center currently scores 5 points higher overall than Wayland, 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 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
Byron Center: 38/100 · Wayland: 33/100
Byron Center is 5 points higher.
Flood
Byron Center: 49/100 · Wayland: 44/100
Byron Center is 5 points higher.
Byron Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wayland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Byron Center: 15/100 · Wayland: 15/100
No gap.
Byron Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wayland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Byron Center: 19/100 · Wayland: 23/100
Wayland is 4 points higher.
Byron Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wayland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Byron Center: 50/100 · Wayland: 0/100
Byron Center is 50 points higher.
Byron Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wayland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Byron Center: 70/100 · Wayland: 40/100
Byron Center is 30 points higher.
Byron Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wayland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Byron Center: Unavailable · Wayland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Byron Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wayland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Byron Center: 32/100 · Wayland: 48/100
Wayland is 16 points higher.
Byron Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wayland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Byron Center: 28/100 · Wayland: 27/100
Byron Center is 1 points higher.
Byron Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wayland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.