City vs city
Buena Vista vs Chesterfield Township, MI
Buena Vista and Chesterfield Township are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Buena Vista: 41/100 · Chesterfield Township: 41/100
No gap.
Flood
Buena Vista: 79/100 · Chesterfield Township: 76/100
Buena Vista is 3 points higher.
Buena Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Chesterfield Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buena Vista: 15/100 · Chesterfield Township: 16/100
Chesterfield Township is 1 points higher.
Buena Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chesterfield Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buena Vista: 26/100 · Chesterfield Township: 40/100
Chesterfield Township is 14 points higher.
Buena Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chesterfield Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buena Vista: 0/100 · Chesterfield Township: 42/100
Chesterfield Township is 42 points higher.
Buena Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesterfield Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buena Vista: 53/100 · Chesterfield Township: 43/100
Buena Vista is 10 points higher.
Buena Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesterfield Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buena Vista: Unavailable · Chesterfield Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buena Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chesterfield Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buena Vista: 48/100 · Chesterfield Township: 43/100
Buena Vista is 5 points higher.
Buena Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chesterfield Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buena Vista: 26/100 · Chesterfield Township: 30/100
Chesterfield Township is 4 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.
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.