City vs city
Dearborn Heights vs Garden City, MI
Dearborn Heights currently scores 4 points higher overall than Garden City, 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 · Garden City: 35/100
Dearborn Heights is 4 points higher.
Flood
Dearborn Heights: 63/100 · Garden City: 48/100
Dearborn Heights is 15 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Garden City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dearborn Heights: 16/100 · Garden City: 16/100
No gap.
Dearborn Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Garden City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dearborn Heights: 43/100 · Garden City: 45/100
Garden City is 2 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Garden City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dearborn Heights: 23/100 · Garden City: 19/100
Dearborn Heights is 4 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dearborn Heights: 62/100 · Garden City: 38/100
Dearborn Heights is 24 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dearborn Heights: Unavailable · Garden City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dearborn Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Garden City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dearborn Heights: 36/100 · Garden City: 52/100
Garden City is 16 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Garden City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Dearborn Heights: 28/100 · Garden City: 28/100
No gap.
Dearborn Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Garden City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.