City vs city
Chesterfield Township vs Houghton Lake, MI
Chesterfield Township currently scores 12 points higher overall than Houghton Lake, 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
Chesterfield Township: 41/100 · Houghton Lake: 29/100
Chesterfield Township is 12 points higher.
Flood
Chesterfield Township: 76/100 · Houghton Lake: 100/100
Houghton Lake is 24 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Houghton Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chesterfield Township: 16/100 · Houghton Lake: 14/100
Chesterfield Township is 2 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Houghton Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chesterfield Township: 40/100 · Houghton Lake: 17/100
Chesterfield Township is 23 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Houghton Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chesterfield Township: 42/100 · Houghton Lake: 27/100
Chesterfield Township is 15 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Houghton Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chesterfield Township: 43/100 · Houghton Lake: 8/100
Chesterfield Township is 35 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Houghton Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chesterfield Township: Unavailable · Houghton Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chesterfield Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Houghton Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chesterfield Township: 43/100 · Houghton Lake: 16/100
Chesterfield Township is 27 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Houghton Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chesterfield Township: 30/100 · Houghton Lake: 19/100
Chesterfield Township is 11 points higher.
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.
Houghton Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.