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Jackson vs Michigan Center, MI

Jackson currently scores 1 points higher overall than Michigan Center, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Jackson

37/100

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Michigan Center

36/100

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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

Jackson: 37/100 · Michigan Center: 36/100

Jackson is 1 points higher.

Flood

Jackson: 63/100 · Michigan Center: 71/100

Michigan Center is 8 points higher.

Jackson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Michigan Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Jackson: 16/100 · Michigan Center: 16/100

No gap.

Jackson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Michigan Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Jackson: 46/100 · Michigan Center: 46/100

No gap.

Jackson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Michigan Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Jackson: 4/100 · Michigan Center: 27/100

Michigan Center is 23 points higher.

Jackson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Michigan Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Jackson: 55/100 · Michigan Center: 38/100

Jackson is 17 points higher.

Jackson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Michigan Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Jackson: Unavailable · Michigan Center: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Jackson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Michigan Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Jackson: 42/100 · Michigan Center: 26/100

Jackson is 16 points higher.

Jackson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Michigan Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Jackson: 30/100 · Michigan Center: 30/100

No gap.

Jackson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Michigan Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.