City vs city
Paw Paw Lake vs St. Joseph, MI
St. Joseph currently scores 1 points higher overall than Paw Paw Lake, 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 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
Paw Paw Lake: 30/100 · St. Joseph: 31/100
St. Joseph is 1 points higher.
Flood
Paw Paw Lake: 57/100 · St. Joseph: 68/100
St. Joseph is 11 points higher.
Paw Paw Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
St. Joseph: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Paw Paw Lake: 15/100 · St. Joseph: 15/100
No gap.
Paw Paw Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
St. Joseph: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Paw Paw Lake: 28/100 · St. Joseph: 31/100
St. Joseph is 3 points higher.
Paw Paw Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
St. Joseph: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Paw Paw Lake: 35/100 · St. Joseph: 19/100
Paw Paw Lake is 16 points higher.
Paw Paw Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Joseph: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Paw Paw Lake: 26/100 · St. Joseph: 30/100
St. Joseph is 4 points higher.
Paw Paw Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Joseph: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Paw Paw Lake: Unavailable · St. Joseph: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Paw Paw Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
St. Joseph: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Paw Paw Lake: 22/100 · St. Joseph: 24/100
St. Joseph is 2 points higher.
Paw Paw Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
St. Joseph: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Paw Paw Lake: 27/100 · St. Joseph: 30/100
St. Joseph is 3 points higher.
Paw Paw Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
St. Joseph: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.