City vs city
Canton Township vs Sterling Heights, MI
Sterling Heights currently scores 5 points higher overall than Canton 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
Canton Township: 34/100 · Sterling Heights: 39/100
Sterling Heights is 5 points higher.
Flood
Canton Township: 54/100 · Sterling Heights: 60/100
Sterling Heights is 6 points higher.
Canton Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Sterling Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Canton Township: 16/100 · Sterling Heights: 16/100
No gap.
Canton Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sterling Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Canton Township: 46/100 · Sterling Heights: 41/100
Canton Township is 5 points higher.
Canton Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sterling Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Canton Township: 4/100 · Sterling Heights: 8/100
Sterling Heights is 4 points higher.
Canton Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Canton Township: 43/100 · Sterling Heights: 66/100
Sterling Heights is 23 points higher.
Canton Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Canton Township: Unavailable · Sterling Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Canton Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sterling Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Canton Township: 48/100 · Sterling Heights: 52/100
Sterling Heights is 4 points higher.
Canton Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sterling Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Canton Township: 29/100 · Sterling Heights: 28/100
Canton Township is 1 points higher.
Canton 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.