City vs city
Buena Vista vs Port Austin Township, MI
Buena Vista currently scores 20 points higher overall than Port Austin Township, 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
Buena Vista: 41/100 · Port Austin Township: 21/100
Buena Vista is 20 points higher.
Flood
Buena Vista: 79/100 · Port Austin Township: 48/100
Buena Vista is 31 points higher.
Buena Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Port Austin Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buena Vista: 15/100 · Port Austin Township: 15/100
No gap.
Buena Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Port Austin Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buena Vista: 26/100 · Port Austin Township: 28/100
Port Austin Township is 2 points higher.
Buena Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Port Austin Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buena Vista: 0/100 · Port Austin Township: 4/100
Port Austin Township is 4 points higher.
Buena Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Austin Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buena Vista: 53/100 · Port Austin Township: 10/100
Buena Vista is 43 points higher.
Buena Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Austin Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buena Vista: Unavailable · Port Austin Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buena Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Port Austin Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buena Vista: 48/100 · Port Austin Township: 16/100
Buena Vista is 32 points higher.
Buena Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Port Austin Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buena Vista: 26/100 · Port Austin Township: 28/100
Port Austin Township is 2 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.
Port Austin 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.