City vs city
Houghton Lake vs Skidway Lake, MI
Houghton Lake currently scores 4 points higher overall than Skidway Lake, 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 · Skidway Lake: 25/100
Houghton Lake is 4 points higher.
Flood
Houghton Lake: 100/100 · Skidway Lake: 30/100
Houghton Lake is 70 points higher.
Houghton Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Skidway Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Houghton Lake: 14/100 · Skidway Lake: 15/100
Skidway Lake is 1 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Skidway Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Houghton Lake: 17/100 · Skidway Lake: 12/100
Houghton Lake is 5 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Skidway Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Houghton Lake: 27/100 · Skidway Lake: 0/100
Houghton Lake is 27 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Skidway Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Houghton Lake: 8/100 · Skidway Lake: 18/100
Skidway Lake is 10 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Skidway Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Houghton Lake: Unavailable · Skidway Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Houghton Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Skidway Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Houghton Lake: 16/100 · Skidway Lake: 50/100
Skidway Lake is 34 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Skidway Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Houghton Lake: 19/100 · Skidway Lake: 25/100
Skidway Lake is 6 points higher.
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.
Skidway 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.