City vs city
Bedford vs Lafayette, IN
Lafayette currently scores 6 points higher overall than Bedford, 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
Bedford: 42/100 · Lafayette: 48/100
Lafayette is 6 points higher.
Flood
Bedford: 38/100 · Lafayette: 37/100
Bedford is 1 points higher.
Bedford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bedford: 14/100 · Lafayette: 15/100
Lafayette is 1 points higher.
Bedford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bedford: 61/100 · Lafayette: 74/100
Lafayette is 13 points higher.
Bedford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bedford: 19/100 · Lafayette: 96/100
Lafayette is 77 points higher.
Bedford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bedford: 100/100 · Lafayette: 66/100
Bedford is 34 points higher.
Bedford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bedford: Unavailable · Lafayette: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bedford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bedford: 32/100 · Lafayette: 18/100
Bedford is 14 points higher.
Bedford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bedford: 28/100 · Lafayette: 28/100
No gap.
Bedford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lafayette: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.