City vs city
Houghton Lake vs Petoskey, MI
Houghton Lake currently scores 3 points higher overall than Petoskey, 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 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
Houghton Lake: 29/100 · Petoskey: 26/100
Houghton Lake is 3 points higher.
Flood
Houghton Lake: 100/100 · Petoskey: 58/100
Houghton Lake is 42 points higher.
Houghton Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Petoskey: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Houghton Lake: 14/100 · Petoskey: 13/100
Houghton Lake is 1 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Petoskey: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Houghton Lake: 17/100 · Petoskey: 20/100
Petoskey is 3 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Petoskey: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Houghton Lake: 27/100 · Petoskey: 15/100
Houghton Lake is 12 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Petoskey: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Houghton Lake: 8/100 · Petoskey: 26/100
Petoskey is 18 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Petoskey: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Houghton Lake: Unavailable · Petoskey: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Houghton Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Petoskey: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Houghton Lake: 16/100 · Petoskey: 32/100
Petoskey is 16 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Petoskey: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Houghton Lake: 19/100 · Petoskey: 19/100
No gap.
Houghton Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Petoskey: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.