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Lafayette vs Lakewood, CO

Lafayette currently scores 8 points higher overall than Lakewood, with the largest gap in flood.

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Lafayette

50/100

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Lakewood

42/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Lafayette: 50/100 · Lakewood: 42/100

Lafayette is 8 points higher.

Flood

Lafayette: 73/100 · Lakewood: 43/100

Lafayette is 30 points higher.

Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.

Lakewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lafayette: 15/100 · Lakewood: 15/100

No gap.

Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lakewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Lafayette: 29/100 · Lakewood: 37/100

Lakewood is 8 points higher.

Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lakewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lafayette: 23/100 · Lakewood: 4/100

Lafayette is 19 points higher.

Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lakewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lafayette: 100/100 · Lakewood: 100/100

No gap.

Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lakewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lafayette: Unavailable · Lakewood: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Lakewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Lafayette: 79/100 · Lakewood: 65/100

Lafayette is 14 points higher.

Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lakewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lafayette: 30/100 · Lakewood: 28/100

Lafayette is 2 points higher.

Lafayette: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Lakewood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.