City vs city
New Buffalo vs St. Joseph, MI
St. Joseph currently scores 5 points higher overall than New Buffalo, with the largest gap in flood.
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
New Buffalo: 26/100 · St. Joseph: 31/100
St. Joseph is 5 points higher.
Flood
New Buffalo: 28/100 · St. Joseph: 68/100
St. Joseph is 40 points higher.
New Buffalo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
St. Joseph: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Buffalo: 16/100 · St. Joseph: 15/100
New Buffalo is 1 points higher.
New Buffalo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
St. Joseph: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Buffalo: 32/100 · St. Joseph: 31/100
New Buffalo is 1 points higher.
New Buffalo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
St. Joseph: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Buffalo: 35/100 · St. Joseph: 19/100
New Buffalo is 16 points higher.
New Buffalo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Joseph: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Buffalo: 16/100 · St. Joseph: 30/100
St. Joseph is 14 points higher.
New Buffalo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Joseph: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Buffalo: Unavailable · St. Joseph: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Buffalo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
St. Joseph: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Buffalo: 22/100 · St. Joseph: 24/100
St. Joseph is 2 points higher.
New Buffalo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
St. Joseph: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Buffalo: 34/100 · St. Joseph: 30/100
New Buffalo is 4 points higher.
New Buffalo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
St. Joseph: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.