City vs city
New Buffalo vs Niles, MI
Niles currently scores 11 points higher overall than New Buffalo, 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 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
New Buffalo: 26/100 · Niles: 37/100
Niles is 11 points higher.
Flood
New Buffalo: 28/100 · Niles: 48/100
Niles is 20 points higher.
New Buffalo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Niles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Buffalo: 16/100 · Niles: 16/100
No gap.
New Buffalo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Niles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Buffalo: 32/100 · Niles: 38/100
Niles is 6 points higher.
New Buffalo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Niles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Buffalo: 35/100 · Niles: 62/100
Niles is 27 points higher.
New Buffalo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Niles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Buffalo: 16/100 · Niles: 35/100
Niles is 19 points higher.
New Buffalo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Niles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Buffalo: Unavailable · Niles: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Buffalo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Niles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Buffalo: 22/100 · Niles: 29/100
Niles is 7 points higher.
New Buffalo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Niles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Buffalo: 34/100 · Niles: 29/100
New Buffalo is 5 points higher.
New Buffalo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Niles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.