City vs city
Kalamazoo vs Muskegon Heights, MI
Kalamazoo currently scores 20 points higher overall than Muskegon Heights, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Muskegon Heights: 30/100
Kalamazoo is 20 points higher.
Flood
Kalamazoo: 59/100 · Muskegon Heights: 87/100
Muskegon Heights is 28 points higher.
Kalamazoo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Muskegon Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kalamazoo: 16/100 · Muskegon Heights: 15/100
Kalamazoo is 1 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Muskegon Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kalamazoo: 35/100 · Muskegon Heights: 17/100
Kalamazoo is 18 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Muskegon Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kalamazoo: 62/100 · Muskegon Heights: 4/100
Kalamazoo is 58 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Muskegon Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kalamazoo: 100/100 · Muskegon Heights: 58/100
Kalamazoo is 42 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Muskegon Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kalamazoo: Unavailable · Muskegon Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kalamazoo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Muskegon Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kalamazoo: 45/100 · Muskegon Heights: 10/100
Kalamazoo is 35 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Muskegon Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Kalamazoo: 30/100 · Muskegon Heights: 22/100
Kalamazoo is 8 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Muskegon Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.