City vs city
Melvindale vs River Rouge, MI
Melvindale and River Rouge are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Melvindale: 36/100 · River Rouge: 36/100
No gap.
Flood
Melvindale: 52/100 · River Rouge: 52/100
No gap.
Melvindale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
River Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Melvindale: 16/100 · River Rouge: 16/100
No gap.
Melvindale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
River Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Melvindale: 41/100 · River Rouge: 41/100
No gap.
Melvindale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
River Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Melvindale: 8/100 · River Rouge: 8/100
No gap.
Melvindale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
River Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Melvindale: 54/100 · River Rouge: 54/100
No gap.
Melvindale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
River Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Melvindale: Unavailable · River Rouge: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Melvindale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
River Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Melvindale: 51/100 · River Rouge: 51/100
No gap.
Melvindale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
River Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Melvindale: 30/100 · River Rouge: 30/100
No gap.
Melvindale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
River Rouge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.