City vs city
Dearborn Heights vs Detroit, MI
Dearborn Heights currently scores 5 points higher overall than Detroit, 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 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
Dearborn Heights: 39/100 · Detroit: 34/100
Dearborn Heights is 5 points higher.
Flood
Dearborn Heights: 63/100 · Detroit: 44/100
Dearborn Heights is 19 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Detroit: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dearborn Heights: 16/100 · Detroit: 16/100
No gap.
Dearborn Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Detroit: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dearborn Heights: 43/100 · Detroit: 42/100
Dearborn Heights is 1 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Detroit: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dearborn Heights: 23/100 · Detroit: 0/100
Dearborn Heights is 23 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Detroit: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dearborn Heights: 62/100 · Detroit: 19/100
Dearborn Heights is 43 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Detroit: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dearborn Heights: Unavailable · Detroit: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dearborn Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Detroit: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dearborn Heights: 36/100 · Detroit: 53/100
Detroit is 17 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Detroit: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Dearborn Heights: 28/100 · Detroit: 30/100
Detroit is 2 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Detroit: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.