City vs city
Forest Hills vs Lowell, MI
Forest Hills currently scores 1 points higher overall than Lowell, 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 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
Forest Hills: 27/100 · Lowell: 26/100
Forest Hills is 1 points higher.
Flood
Forest Hills: 62/100 · Lowell: 60/100
Forest Hills is 2 points higher.
Forest Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Lowell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Forest Hills: 15/100 · Lowell: 15/100
No gap.
Forest Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lowell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Forest Hills: 20/100 · Lowell: 20/100
No gap.
Forest Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lowell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Forest Hills: 15/100 · Lowell: 4/100
Forest Hills is 11 points higher.
Forest Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lowell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Forest Hills: 10/100 · Lowell: 20/100
Lowell is 10 points higher.
Forest Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lowell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Forest Hills: Unavailable · Lowell: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Forest Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lowell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Forest Hills: 43/100 · Lowell: 38/100
Forest Hills is 5 points higher.
Forest Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lowell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Forest Hills: 26/100 · Lowell: 26/100
No gap.
Forest Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lowell: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.