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Detroit vs South Lyon, MI

Detroit currently scores 2 points higher overall than South Lyon, with the largest gap in hail.

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Detroit

34/100

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South Lyon

32/100

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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

Detroit: 34/100 · South Lyon: 32/100

Detroit is 2 points higher.

Flood

Detroit: 44/100 · South Lyon: 51/100

South Lyon is 7 points higher.

Detroit: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

South Lyon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Detroit: 16/100 · South Lyon: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Detroit: 42/100 · South Lyon: 51/100

South Lyon is 9 points higher.

Detroit: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Lyon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Detroit: 0/100 · South Lyon: 4/100

South Lyon is 4 points higher.

Detroit: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Lyon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Detroit: 19/100 · South Lyon: 31/100

South Lyon is 12 points higher.

Detroit: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Lyon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Detroit: Unavailable · South Lyon: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Detroit: 53/100 · South Lyon: 45/100

Detroit is 8 points higher.

Detroit: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Lyon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Detroit: 30/100 · South Lyon: 29/100

Detroit is 1 points higher.

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

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