City vs city
Chesterfield Township vs Sparta, MI
Chesterfield Township currently scores 14 points higher overall than Sparta, with the largest gap 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
Chesterfield Township: 41/100 · Sparta: 27/100
Chesterfield Township is 14 points higher.
Flood
Chesterfield Township: 76/100 · Sparta: 54/100
Chesterfield Township is 22 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Sparta: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chesterfield Township: 16/100 · Sparta: 15/100
Chesterfield Township is 1 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sparta: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chesterfield Township: 40/100 · Sparta: 20/100
Chesterfield Township is 20 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sparta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chesterfield Township: 42/100 · Sparta: 8/100
Chesterfield Township is 34 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sparta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chesterfield Township: 43/100 · Sparta: 20/100
Chesterfield Township is 23 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sparta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chesterfield Township: Unavailable · Sparta: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chesterfield Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sparta: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chesterfield Township: 43/100 · Sparta: 51/100
Sparta is 8 points higher.
Chesterfield Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sparta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chesterfield Township: 30/100 · Sparta: 24/100
Chesterfield Township is 6 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.
Sparta: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.