City vs city
Norton Shores vs Sheridan Township, MI
Sheridan Township currently scores 1 points higher overall than Norton Shores, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Norton Shores: 24/100 · Sheridan Township: 25/100
Sheridan Township is 1 points higher.
Flood
Norton Shores: 62/100 · Sheridan Township: 54/100
Norton Shores is 8 points higher.
Norton Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Sheridan Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Norton Shores: 15/100 · Sheridan Township: 15/100
No gap.
Norton Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sheridan Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Norton Shores: 18/100 · Sheridan Township: 17/100
Norton Shores is 1 points higher.
Norton Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sheridan Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Norton Shores: 8/100 · Sheridan Township: 4/100
Norton Shores is 4 points higher.
Norton Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheridan Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Norton Shores: 19/100 · Sheridan Township: 7/100
Norton Shores is 12 points higher.
Norton Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sheridan Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Norton Shores: Unavailable · Sheridan Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Norton Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sheridan Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Norton Shores: 22/100 · Sheridan Township: 52/100
Sheridan Township is 30 points higher.
Norton Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sheridan Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Norton Shores: 22/100 · Sheridan Township: 23/100
Sheridan Township is 1 points higher.
Norton Shores: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sheridan Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.