City vs city
Buena Vista vs Shields, MI
Buena Vista currently scores 4 points higher overall than Shields, 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 · Shields: 37/100
Buena Vista is 4 points higher.
Flood
Buena Vista: 79/100 · Shields: 79/100
No gap.
Buena Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Shields: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buena Vista: 15/100 · Shields: 15/100
No gap.
Buena Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shields: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buena Vista: 26/100 · Shields: 25/100
Buena Vista is 1 points higher.
Buena Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shields: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buena Vista: 0/100 · Shields: 0/100
No gap.
Buena Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shields: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buena Vista: 53/100 · Shields: 31/100
Buena Vista is 22 points higher.
Buena Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shields: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buena Vista: Unavailable · Shields: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buena Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shields: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buena Vista: 48/100 · Shields: 48/100
No gap.
Buena Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shields: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buena Vista: 26/100 · Shields: 26/100
No gap.
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.
Shields: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.