City vs city
Big Rapids vs Chesterfield Township, MI
Chesterfield Township currently scores 16 points higher overall than Big Rapids, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 Township: 41/100
Chesterfield Township is 16 points higher.
Flood
Big Rapids: 44/100 · Chesterfield Township: 76/100
Chesterfield Township is 32 points higher.
Big Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Chesterfield Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Rapids: 14/100 · Chesterfield Township: 16/100
Chesterfield Township is 2 points higher.
Big Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chesterfield Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Rapids: 13/100 · Chesterfield Township: 40/100
Chesterfield Township is 27 points higher.
Big Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chesterfield Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Rapids: 0/100 · Chesterfield Township: 42/100
Chesterfield Township is 42 points higher.
Big Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesterfield Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Rapids: 4/100 · Chesterfield Township: 43/100
Chesterfield Township is 39 points higher.
Big Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesterfield Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Rapids: Unavailable · Chesterfield Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chesterfield Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Rapids: 51/100 · Chesterfield Township: 43/100
Big Rapids is 8 points higher.
Big Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chesterfield Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Rapids: 21/100 · Chesterfield Township: 30/100
Chesterfield Township 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 Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.