City vs city
Buchanan vs Chesterfield Township, MI
Chesterfield Township currently scores 10 points higher overall than Buchanan, 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
Buchanan: 31/100 · Chesterfield Township: 41/100
Chesterfield Township is 10 points higher.
Flood
Buchanan: 57/100 · Chesterfield Township: 76/100
Chesterfield Township is 19 points higher.
Buchanan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Chesterfield Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buchanan: 16/100 · Chesterfield Township: 16/100
No gap.
Buchanan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chesterfield Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buchanan: 37/100 · Chesterfield Township: 40/100
Chesterfield Township is 3 points higher.
Buchanan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chesterfield Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buchanan: 19/100 · Chesterfield Township: 42/100
Chesterfield Township is 23 points higher.
Buchanan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesterfield Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buchanan: 19/100 · Chesterfield Township: 43/100
Chesterfield Township is 24 points higher.
Buchanan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesterfield Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buchanan: Unavailable · Chesterfield Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buchanan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chesterfield Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buchanan: 37/100 · Chesterfield Township: 43/100
Chesterfield Township is 6 points higher.
Buchanan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chesterfield Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buchanan: 30/100 · Chesterfield Township: 30/100
No gap.
Buchanan: 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.