City vs city
Ishpeming vs West Ishpeming, MI
Ishpeming currently scores 4 points higher overall than West Ishpeming, 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
Ishpeming: 29/100 · West Ishpeming: 25/100
Ishpeming is 4 points higher.
Flood
Ishpeming: 44/100 · West Ishpeming: 44/100
No gap.
Ishpeming: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
West Ishpeming: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ishpeming: 13/100 · West Ishpeming: 13/100
No gap.
Ishpeming: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Ishpeming: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ishpeming: 15/100 · West Ishpeming: 15/100
No gap.
Ishpeming: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Ishpeming: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ishpeming: 0/100 · West Ishpeming: 0/100
No gap.
Ishpeming: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Ishpeming: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ishpeming: 35/100 · West Ishpeming: 25/100
Ishpeming is 10 points higher.
Ishpeming: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Ishpeming: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ishpeming: Unavailable · West Ishpeming: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ishpeming: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Ishpeming: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ishpeming: 47/100 · West Ishpeming: 33/100
Ishpeming is 14 points higher.
Ishpeming: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Ishpeming: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ishpeming: 17/100 · West Ishpeming: 17/100
No gap.
Ishpeming: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Ishpeming: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.