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Based on FEMA public data, HILLSDALE, MI is

MODERATELY FUCKED

Hillsdale, MI gets a calibrated report score of 45 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 50/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: flooding, extreme heat, drought.

45/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 50/100 (Relatively Low)

Top reasons

  • Flooding
  • Extreme heat
  • Drought

Disaster receipts

9 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Hillsdale, MI, 1965-2020. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Snowstorm3Biological2Tornado2Hurricane1

Most recent

  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19
  • 2005 HurricaneHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

FEMA scores this county 57/100 for flooding risk, so flooding is doing real work in the verdict.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

Look at flood insurance, drainage complaints, creek proximity, and whether new development is changing runoff.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 49232.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.