City vs city
Forest Hills vs Kentwood, MI
Forest Hills currently scores 1 points higher overall than Kentwood, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Kentwood: 26/100
Forest Hills is 1 points higher.
Flood
Forest Hills: 62/100 · Kentwood: 44/100
Forest Hills is 18 points higher.
Forest Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Kentwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Forest Hills: 15/100 · Kentwood: 15/100
No gap.
Forest Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kentwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Forest Hills: 20/100 · Kentwood: 20/100
No gap.
Forest Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kentwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Forest Hills: 15/100 · Kentwood: 8/100
Forest Hills is 7 points higher.
Forest Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kentwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Forest Hills: 10/100 · Kentwood: 26/100
Kentwood is 16 points higher.
Forest Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kentwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Forest Hills: Unavailable · Kentwood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Forest Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kentwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Forest Hills: 43/100 · Kentwood: 42/100
Forest Hills is 1 points higher.
Forest Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kentwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Forest Hills: 26/100 · Kentwood: 28/100
Kentwood is 2 points higher.
Forest Hills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Kentwood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.