City vs city
Houghton vs Republic Township, MI
Republic Township currently scores 9 points higher overall than Houghton, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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: 12/100 · Republic Township: 21/100
Republic Township is 9 points higher.
Flood
Houghton: Unavailable · Republic Township: 44/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Houghton: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Republic Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Houghton: 12/100 · Republic Township: 13/100
Republic Township is 1 points higher.
Houghton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Republic Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Houghton: 5/100 · Republic Township: 15/100
Republic Township is 10 points higher.
Houghton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Republic Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Houghton: 0/100 · Republic Township: 4/100
Republic Township is 4 points higher.
Houghton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Republic Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Houghton: 27/100 · Republic Township: 9/100
Houghton is 18 points higher.
Houghton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Republic Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Houghton: Unavailable · Republic Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Houghton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Republic Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Houghton: 15/100 · Republic Township: 45/100
Republic Township is 30 points higher.
Houghton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Republic Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Houghton: Unavailable · Republic Township: 16/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Houghton: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Republic Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.