City vs city
Kalamazoo vs Madison Heights, MI
Kalamazoo currently scores 15 points higher overall than Madison Heights, with the largest gap in hail.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Kalamazoo: 50/100 · Madison Heights: 35/100
Kalamazoo is 15 points higher.
Flood
Kalamazoo: 59/100 · Madison Heights: 51/100
Kalamazoo is 8 points higher.
Kalamazoo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Madison Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kalamazoo: 16/100 · Madison Heights: 16/100
No gap.
Kalamazoo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Madison Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kalamazoo: 35/100 · Madison Heights: 43/100
Madison Heights is 8 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Madison Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kalamazoo: 62/100 · Madison Heights: 15/100
Kalamazoo is 47 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Madison Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kalamazoo: 100/100 · Madison Heights: 37/100
Kalamazoo is 63 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Madison Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kalamazoo: Unavailable · Madison Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kalamazoo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Madison Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kalamazoo: 45/100 · Madison Heights: 52/100
Madison Heights is 7 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Madison Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Kalamazoo: 30/100 · Madison Heights: 28/100
Kalamazoo is 2 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Madison Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.