City vs city
Petoskey vs Traverse City, MI
Traverse City currently scores 5 points higher overall than Petoskey, 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 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
Petoskey: 26/100 · Traverse City: 31/100
Traverse City is 5 points higher.
Flood
Petoskey: 58/100 · Traverse City: 52/100
Petoskey is 6 points higher.
Petoskey: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Traverse City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Petoskey: 13/100 · Traverse City: 14/100
Traverse City is 1 points higher.
Petoskey: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Traverse City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Petoskey: 20/100 · Traverse City: 16/100
Petoskey is 4 points higher.
Petoskey: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Traverse City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Petoskey: 15/100 · Traverse City: 27/100
Traverse City is 12 points higher.
Petoskey: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Traverse City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Petoskey: 26/100 · Traverse City: 46/100
Traverse City is 20 points higher.
Petoskey: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Traverse City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Petoskey: Unavailable · Traverse City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Petoskey: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Traverse City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Petoskey: 32/100 · Traverse City: 42/100
Traverse City is 10 points higher.
Petoskey: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Traverse City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Petoskey: 19/100 · Traverse City: 19/100
No gap.
Petoskey: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Traverse City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.