City vs city
Bad Axe vs Buena Vista, MI
Buena Vista currently scores 15 points higher overall than Bad Axe, 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
Bad Axe: 26/100 · Buena Vista: 41/100
Buena Vista is 15 points higher.
Flood
Bad Axe: 48/100 · Buena Vista: 79/100
Buena Vista is 31 points higher.
Bad Axe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Buena Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bad Axe: 15/100 · Buena Vista: 15/100
No gap.
Bad Axe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Buena Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bad Axe: 31/100 · Buena Vista: 26/100
Bad Axe is 5 points higher.
Bad Axe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Buena Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bad Axe: 0/100 · Buena Vista: 0/100
No gap.
Bad Axe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Buena Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bad Axe: 8/100 · Buena Vista: 53/100
Buena Vista is 45 points higher.
Bad Axe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Buena Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bad Axe: Unavailable · Buena Vista: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bad Axe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Buena Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bad Axe: 25/100 · Buena Vista: 48/100
Buena Vista is 23 points higher.
Bad Axe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Buena Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bad Axe: 29/100 · Buena Vista: 26/100
Bad Axe is 3 points higher.
Bad Axe: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Buena Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.