City vs city
Big Rapids vs Chesterfield, MI
Chesterfield currently scores 2 points higher overall than Big Rapids, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Big Rapids: 25/100 · Chesterfield: 27/100
Chesterfield is 2 points higher.
Flood
Big Rapids: 44/100 · Chesterfield: 48/100
Chesterfield is 4 points higher.
Big Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Chesterfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Rapids: 14/100 · Chesterfield: 16/100
Chesterfield is 2 points higher.
Big Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chesterfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Rapids: 13/100 · Chesterfield: 39/100
Chesterfield is 26 points higher.
Big Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chesterfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Rapids: 0/100 · Chesterfield: 8/100
Chesterfield is 8 points higher.
Big Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesterfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Rapids: 4/100 · Chesterfield: 16/100
Chesterfield is 12 points higher.
Big Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesterfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Rapids: Unavailable · Chesterfield: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chesterfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Rapids: 51/100 · Chesterfield: 30/100
Big Rapids is 21 points higher.
Big Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chesterfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Rapids: 21/100 · Chesterfield: 30/100
Chesterfield is 9 points higher.
Big Rapids: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Chesterfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.