City vs city
La Fayette vs Roanoke, AL
Roanoke currently scores 7 points higher overall than La Fayette, 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
La Fayette: 37/100 · Roanoke: 44/100
Roanoke is 7 points higher.
Flood
La Fayette: 29/100 · Roanoke: 30/100
Roanoke is 1 points higher.
La Fayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
La Fayette: 17/100 · Roanoke: 17/100
No gap.
La Fayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Fayette: 63/100 · Roanoke: 59/100
La Fayette is 4 points higher.
La Fayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Fayette: 0/100 · Roanoke: 8/100
Roanoke is 8 points higher.
La Fayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Fayette: 19/100 · Roanoke: 96/100
Roanoke is 77 points higher.
La Fayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Fayette: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Fayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Fayette: 63/100 · Roanoke: 67/100
Roanoke is 4 points higher.
La Fayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Fayette: 28/100 · Roanoke: 28/100
No gap.
La Fayette: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Roanoke: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.