City vs city
Houghton Lake vs Whittemore, MI
Houghton Lake currently scores 3 points higher overall than Whittemore, 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 · Whittemore: 26/100
Houghton Lake is 3 points higher.
Flood
Houghton Lake: 100/100 · Whittemore: 38/100
Houghton Lake is 62 points higher.
Houghton Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Whittemore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Houghton Lake: 14/100 · Whittemore: 15/100
Whittemore is 1 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whittemore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Houghton Lake: 17/100 · Whittemore: 14/100
Houghton Lake is 3 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whittemore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Houghton Lake: 27/100 · Whittemore: 0/100
Houghton Lake is 27 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whittemore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Houghton Lake: 8/100 · Whittemore: 8/100
No gap.
Houghton Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whittemore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Houghton Lake: Unavailable · Whittemore: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Houghton Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Whittemore: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Houghton Lake: 16/100 · Whittemore: 52/100
Whittemore is 36 points higher.
Houghton Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whittemore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Houghton Lake: 19/100 · Whittemore: 26/100
Whittemore is 7 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.
Whittemore: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.