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Kalamazoo vs Royal Oak, MI

Kalamazoo currently scores 15 points higher overall than Royal Oak, with the largest gap in hail.

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Kalamazoo

50/100

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Royal Oak

35/100

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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 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 · Royal Oak: 35/100

Kalamazoo is 15 points higher.

Flood

Kalamazoo: 59/100 · Royal Oak: 51/100

Kalamazoo is 8 points higher.

Kalamazoo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Royal Oak: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Kalamazoo: 16/100 · Royal Oak: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Kalamazoo: 35/100 · Royal Oak: 43/100

Royal Oak is 8 points higher.

Kalamazoo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Royal Oak: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Kalamazoo: 62/100 · Royal Oak: 15/100

Kalamazoo is 47 points higher.

Kalamazoo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Royal Oak: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Kalamazoo: 100/100 · Royal Oak: 37/100

Kalamazoo is 63 points higher.

Kalamazoo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Royal Oak: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Kalamazoo: Unavailable · Royal Oak: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Kalamazoo: 45/100 · Royal Oak: 52/100

Royal Oak is 7 points higher.

Kalamazoo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Royal Oak: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Kalamazoo: 30/100 · Royal Oak: 28/100

Kalamazoo is 2 points higher.

Kalamazoo: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Royal Oak: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.