City vs city
Grand Rapids vs Harper Woods, MI
Grand Rapids currently scores 2 points higher overall than Harper Woods, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Grand Rapids: 35/100 · Harper Woods: 33/100
Grand Rapids is 2 points higher.
Flood
Grand Rapids: 51/100 · Harper Woods: 45/100
Grand Rapids is 6 points higher.
Grand Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Harper Woods: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Grand Rapids: 15/100 · Harper Woods: 16/100
Harper Woods is 1 points higher.
Grand Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Harper Woods: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Grand Rapids: 20/100 · Harper Woods: 40/100
Harper Woods is 20 points higher.
Grand Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Harper Woods: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Grand Rapids: 8/100 · Harper Woods: 27/100
Harper Woods is 19 points higher.
Grand Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Harper Woods: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Grand Rapids: 73/100 · Harper Woods: 30/100
Grand Rapids is 43 points higher.
Grand Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Harper Woods: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Grand Rapids: Unavailable · Harper Woods: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grand Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Harper Woods: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Grand Rapids: 50/100 · Harper Woods: 48/100
Grand Rapids is 2 points higher.
Grand Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Harper Woods: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Grand Rapids: 28/100 · Harper Woods: 28/100
No gap.
Grand Rapids: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Harper Woods: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.