City vs city
Dearborn Heights vs Inkster, MI
Inkster currently scores 7 points higher overall than Dearborn Heights, 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
Dearborn Heights: 35/100 · Inkster: 42/100
Inkster is 7 points higher.
Flood
Dearborn Heights: 48/100 · Inkster: 57/100
Inkster is 9 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Inkster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dearborn Heights: 16/100 · Inkster: 16/100
No gap.
Dearborn Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Inkster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dearborn Heights: 45/100 · Inkster: 43/100
Dearborn Heights is 2 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Inkster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dearborn Heights: 19/100 · Inkster: 0/100
Dearborn Heights is 19 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Inkster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dearborn Heights: 38/100 · Inkster: 70/100
Inkster is 32 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Inkster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dearborn Heights: Unavailable · Inkster: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dearborn Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Inkster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dearborn Heights: 52/100 · Inkster: 34/100
Dearborn Heights is 18 points higher.
Dearborn Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Inkster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dearborn Heights: 28/100 · Inkster: 30/100
Inkster is 2 points higher.
Dearborn 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.
Inkster: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.