City vs city

Fair Plain vs Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo currently scores 19 points higher overall than Fair Plain, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Fair Plain

31/100

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Kalamazoo

50/100

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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

Fair Plain: 31/100 · Kalamazoo: 50/100

Kalamazoo is 19 points higher.

Flood

Fair Plain: 68/100 · Kalamazoo: 59/100

Fair Plain is 9 points higher.

Fair Plain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Kalamazoo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Fair Plain: 15/100 · Kalamazoo: 16/100

Kalamazoo is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Fair Plain: 31/100 · Kalamazoo: 35/100

Kalamazoo is 4 points higher.

Fair Plain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Kalamazoo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fair Plain: 19/100 · Kalamazoo: 62/100

Kalamazoo is 43 points higher.

Fair Plain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kalamazoo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Fair Plain: 30/100 · Kalamazoo: 100/100

Kalamazoo is 70 points higher.

Fair Plain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Kalamazoo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Fair Plain: Unavailable · Kalamazoo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Fair Plain: 24/100 · Kalamazoo: 45/100

Kalamazoo is 21 points higher.

Fair Plain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Kalamazoo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Fair Plain: 30/100 · Kalamazoo: 30/100

No gap.

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

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