City vs city
Kalamazoo vs Paw Paw, MI
Kalamazoo currently scores 19 points higher overall than Paw Paw, 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 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
Kalamazoo: 50/100 · Paw Paw: 31/100
Kalamazoo is 19 points higher.
Flood
Kalamazoo: 59/100 · Paw Paw: 51/100
Kalamazoo is 8 points higher.
Kalamazoo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Paw Paw: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kalamazoo: 16/100 · Paw Paw: 15/100
Kalamazoo is 1 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paw Paw: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kalamazoo: 35/100 · Paw Paw: 32/100
Kalamazoo is 3 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paw Paw: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kalamazoo: 62/100 · Paw Paw: 23/100
Kalamazoo is 39 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paw Paw: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kalamazoo: 100/100 · Paw Paw: 32/100
Kalamazoo is 68 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paw Paw: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kalamazoo: Unavailable · Paw Paw: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kalamazoo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paw Paw: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kalamazoo: 45/100 · Paw Paw: 38/100
Kalamazoo is 7 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paw Paw: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kalamazoo: 30/100 · Paw Paw: 29/100
Kalamazoo is 1 points higher.
Kalamazoo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Paw Paw: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.