City vs city
Shelby Charter Township vs Sterling Heights, MI
Sterling Heights currently scores 3 points higher overall than Shelby Charter Township, 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
Shelby Charter Township: 36/100 · Sterling Heights: 39/100
Sterling Heights is 3 points higher.
Flood
Shelby Charter Township: 57/100 · Sterling Heights: 60/100
Sterling Heights is 3 points higher.
Shelby Charter Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Sterling Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Shelby Charter Township: 16/100 · Sterling Heights: 16/100
No gap.
Shelby Charter Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sterling Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Shelby Charter Township: 41/100 · Sterling Heights: 41/100
No gap.
Shelby Charter Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sterling Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Shelby Charter Township: 0/100 · Sterling Heights: 8/100
Sterling Heights is 8 points higher.
Shelby Charter Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Shelby Charter Township: 38/100 · Sterling Heights: 66/100
Sterling Heights is 28 points higher.
Shelby Charter Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Shelby Charter Township: Unavailable · Sterling Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Shelby Charter Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sterling Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Shelby Charter Township: 38/100 · Sterling Heights: 52/100
Sterling Heights is 14 points higher.
Shelby Charter Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sterling Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Shelby Charter Township: 28/100 · Sterling Heights: 28/100
No gap.
Shelby Charter 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.
Sterling Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.