City vs city
Petoskey vs Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Petoskey currently scores 1 points higher overall than Sault Ste. Marie, 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
Petoskey: 26/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 25/100
Petoskey is 1 points higher.
Flood
Petoskey: 58/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 51/100
Petoskey is 7 points higher.
Petoskey: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Sault Ste. Marie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Petoskey: 13/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 13/100
No gap.
Petoskey: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sault Ste. Marie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Petoskey: 20/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 13/100
Petoskey is 7 points higher.
Petoskey: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sault Ste. Marie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Petoskey: 15/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 0/100
Petoskey is 15 points higher.
Petoskey: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sault Ste. Marie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Petoskey: 26/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 8/100
Petoskey is 18 points higher.
Petoskey: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sault Ste. Marie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Petoskey: Unavailable · Sault Ste. Marie: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Petoskey: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sault Ste. Marie: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Petoskey: 32/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 39/100
Sault Ste. Marie is 7 points higher.
Petoskey: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sault Ste. Marie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Petoskey: 19/100 · Sault Ste. Marie: 24/100
Sault Ste. Marie is 5 points higher.
Petoskey: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sault Ste. Marie: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.