City vs city
Burns Harbor vs Chesterton, IN
Chesterton currently scores 12 points higher overall than Burns Harbor, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Burns Harbor: 24/100 · Chesterton: 36/100
Chesterton is 12 points higher.
Flood
Burns Harbor: 50/100 · Chesterton: 49/100
Burns Harbor is 1 points higher.
Burns Harbor: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Chesterton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Burns Harbor: 15/100 · Chesterton: 15/100
No gap.
Burns Harbor: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chesterton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Burns Harbor: 31/100 · Chesterton: 33/100
Chesterton is 2 points higher.
Burns Harbor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chesterton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Burns Harbor: 8/100 · Chesterton: 38/100
Chesterton is 30 points higher.
Burns Harbor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesterton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Burns Harbor: 20/100 · Chesterton: 39/100
Chesterton is 19 points higher.
Burns Harbor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesterton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Burns Harbor: Unavailable · Chesterton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Burns Harbor: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chesterton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Burns Harbor: 8/100 · Chesterton: 40/100
Chesterton is 32 points higher.
Burns Harbor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chesterton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Burns Harbor: 36/100 · Chesterton: 36/100
No gap.
Burns Harbor: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Chesterton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.