City vs city
Sault Ste. Marie vs Traverse City, MI
Traverse City currently scores 6 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 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
Sault Ste. Marie: 25/100 · Traverse City: 31/100
Traverse City is 6 points higher.
Flood
Sault Ste. Marie: 51/100 · Traverse City: 52/100
Traverse City is 1 points higher.
Sault Ste. Marie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Traverse City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sault Ste. Marie: 13/100 · Traverse City: 14/100
Traverse City is 1 points higher.
Sault Ste. Marie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Traverse City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sault Ste. Marie: 13/100 · Traverse City: 16/100
Traverse City is 3 points higher.
Sault Ste. Marie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Traverse City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sault Ste. Marie: 0/100 · Traverse City: 27/100
Traverse City is 27 points higher.
Sault Ste. Marie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Traverse City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sault Ste. Marie: 8/100 · Traverse City: 46/100
Traverse City is 38 points higher.
Sault Ste. Marie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Traverse City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sault Ste. Marie: Unavailable · Traverse City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sault Ste. Marie: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Traverse City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sault Ste. Marie: 39/100 · Traverse City: 42/100
Traverse City is 3 points higher.
Sault Ste. Marie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Traverse City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sault Ste. Marie: 24/100 · Traverse City: 19/100
Sault Ste. Marie is 5 points higher.
Sault Ste. Marie: 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.