City vs city
Forest Hills vs Ionia, MI
Ionia currently scores 4 points higher overall than Forest Hills, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 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
Forest Hills: 27/100 · Ionia: 31/100
Ionia is 4 points higher.
Flood
Forest Hills: 62/100 · Ionia: 66/100
Ionia is 4 points higher.
Forest Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Ionia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Forest Hills: 15/100 · Ionia: 15/100
No gap.
Forest Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ionia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Forest Hills: 20/100 · Ionia: 21/100
Ionia is 1 points higher.
Forest Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ionia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Forest Hills: 15/100 · Ionia: 0/100
Forest Hills is 15 points higher.
Forest Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ionia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Forest Hills: 10/100 · Ionia: 12/100
Ionia is 2 points higher.
Forest Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ionia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Forest Hills: Unavailable · Ionia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Forest Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ionia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Forest Hills: 43/100 · Ionia: 41/100
Forest Hills is 2 points higher.
Forest Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ionia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Forest Hills: 26/100 · Ionia: 28/100
Ionia is 2 points higher.
Forest Hills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Ionia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.