City vs city
Dowagiac vs Vandalia, MI
Vandalia currently scores 1 points higher overall than Dowagiac, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Dowagiac: 28/100 · Vandalia: 29/100
Vandalia is 1 points higher.
Flood
Dowagiac: 51/100 · Vandalia: 51/100
No gap.
Dowagiac: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Vandalia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dowagiac: 16/100 · Vandalia: 16/100
No gap.
Dowagiac: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vandalia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dowagiac: 37/100 · Vandalia: 40/100
Vandalia is 3 points higher.
Dowagiac: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vandalia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dowagiac: 15/100 · Vandalia: 15/100
No gap.
Dowagiac: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vandalia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dowagiac: 24/100 · Vandalia: 17/100
Dowagiac is 7 points higher.
Dowagiac: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vandalia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dowagiac: Unavailable · Vandalia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dowagiac: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vandalia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dowagiac: 22/100 · Vandalia: 38/100
Vandalia is 16 points higher.
Dowagiac: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vandalia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dowagiac: 29/100 · Vandalia: 28/100
Dowagiac is 1 points higher.
Dowagiac: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vandalia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.