City vs city
Cheboygan vs Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Cheboygan currently scores 2 points higher overall than Sault Ste. Marie, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Cheboygan: 27/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 25/100
Cheboygan is 2 points higher.
Flood
Cheboygan: 71/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 51/100
Cheboygan is 20 points higher.
Cheboygan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Sault Ste. Marie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cheboygan: 13/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 13/100
No gap.
Cheboygan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sault Ste. Marie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheboygan: 24/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 13/100
Cheboygan is 11 points higher.
Cheboygan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sault Ste. Marie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheboygan: 0/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 0/100
No gap.
Cheboygan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sault Ste. Marie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheboygan: 10/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 8/100
Cheboygan is 2 points higher.
Cheboygan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sault Ste. Marie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheboygan: Unavailable · Sault Ste. Marie: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheboygan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sault Ste. Marie: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cheboygan: 20/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 39/100
Sault Ste. Marie is 19 points higher.
Cheboygan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sault Ste. Marie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cheboygan: 23/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 24/100
Sault Ste. Marie is 1 points higher.
Cheboygan: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sault Ste. Marie: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.