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