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Ferndale vs Lansing, MI

Ferndale currently scores 5 points higher overall than Lansing, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Ferndale

43/100

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Lansing

38/100

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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

Ferndale: 43/100 · Lansing: 38/100

Ferndale is 5 points higher.

Flood

Ferndale: 44/100 · Lansing: 57/100

Lansing is 13 points higher.

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

Lansing: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Ferndale: 16/100 · Lansing: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Ferndale: 43/100 · Lansing: 31/100

Ferndale is 12 points higher.

Ferndale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lansing: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Ferndale: 0/100 · Lansing: 38/100

Lansing is 38 points higher.

Ferndale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lansing: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Ferndale: 82/100 · Lansing: 54/100

Ferndale is 28 points higher.

Ferndale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lansing: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Ferndale: Unavailable · Lansing: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Ferndale: 44/100 · Lansing: 43/100

Ferndale is 1 points higher.

Ferndale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lansing: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Ferndale: 28/100 · Lansing: 30/100

Lansing is 2 points higher.

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

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