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Chelsea vs Jackson, MI

Chelsea currently scores 1 points higher overall than Jackson, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Chelsea

38/100

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Jackson

37/100

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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

Chelsea: 38/100 · Jackson: 37/100

Chelsea is 1 points higher.

Flood

Chelsea: 54/100 · Jackson: 63/100

Jackson is 9 points higher.

Chelsea: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Jackson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Chelsea: 16/100 · Jackson: 16/100

No gap.

Chelsea: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Jackson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Chelsea: 47/100 · Jackson: 46/100

Chelsea is 1 points higher.

Chelsea: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Jackson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chelsea: 31/100 · Jackson: 4/100

Chelsea is 27 points higher.

Chelsea: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Jackson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Chelsea: 65/100 · Jackson: 55/100

Chelsea is 10 points higher.

Chelsea: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Jackson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Chelsea: Unavailable · Jackson: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Chelsea: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Jackson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Chelsea: 26/100 · Jackson: 42/100

Jackson is 16 points higher.

Chelsea: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Jackson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Chelsea: 30/100 · Jackson: 30/100

No gap.

Chelsea: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Jackson: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.