City vs city
Buena Vista vs Canton Township, MI
Buena Vista currently scores 7 points higher overall than Canton Township, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Buena Vista: 41/100 · Canton Township: 34/100
Buena Vista is 7 points higher.
Flood
Buena Vista: 79/100 · Canton Township: 54/100
Buena Vista is 25 points higher.
Buena Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Canton Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buena Vista: 15/100 · Canton Township: 16/100
Canton Township is 1 points higher.
Buena Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Canton Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buena Vista: 26/100 · Canton Township: 46/100
Canton Township is 20 points higher.
Buena Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Canton Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buena Vista: 0/100 · Canton Township: 4/100
Canton Township is 4 points higher.
Buena Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Canton Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buena Vista: 53/100 · Canton Township: 43/100
Buena Vista is 10 points higher.
Buena Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Canton Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buena Vista: Unavailable · Canton Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buena Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Canton Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buena Vista: 48/100 · Canton Township: 48/100
No gap.
Buena Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Canton Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buena Vista: 26/100 · Canton Township: 29/100
Canton Township is 3 points higher.
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.
Canton 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.