City vs city
Muskegon Heights vs Norton Shores, MI
Muskegon Heights currently scores 6 points higher overall than Norton Shores, 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
Muskegon Heights: 30/100 · Norton Shores: 24/100
Muskegon Heights is 6 points higher.
Flood
Muskegon Heights: 87/100 · Norton Shores: 62/100
Muskegon Heights is 25 points higher.
Muskegon Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Norton Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Muskegon Heights: 15/100 · Norton Shores: 15/100
No gap.
Muskegon Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Norton Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Muskegon Heights: 17/100 · Norton Shores: 18/100
Norton Shores is 1 points higher.
Muskegon Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Norton Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Muskegon Heights: 4/100 · Norton Shores: 8/100
Norton Shores is 4 points higher.
Muskegon Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norton Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Muskegon Heights: 58/100 · Norton Shores: 19/100
Muskegon Heights is 39 points higher.
Muskegon Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norton Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Muskegon Heights: Unavailable · Norton Shores: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Muskegon Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Norton Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Muskegon Heights: 10/100 · Norton Shores: 22/100
Norton Shores is 12 points higher.
Muskegon Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Norton Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Muskegon Heights: 22/100 · Norton Shores: 22/100
No gap.
Muskegon Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Norton Shores: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.