City vs city
Charlestown vs Lafayette, IN
Lafayette currently scores 21 points higher overall than Charlestown, 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 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
Charlestown: 27/100 · Lafayette: 48/100
Lafayette is 21 points higher.
Flood
Charlestown: 9/100 · Lafayette: 37/100
Lafayette is 28 points higher.
Charlestown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charlestown: 14/100 · Lafayette: 15/100
Lafayette is 1 points higher.
Charlestown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charlestown: 28/100 · Lafayette: 74/100
Lafayette is 46 points higher.
Charlestown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charlestown: 15/100 · Lafayette: 96/100
Lafayette is 81 points higher.
Charlestown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charlestown: 90/100 · Lafayette: 66/100
Charlestown is 24 points higher.
Charlestown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charlestown: Unavailable · Lafayette: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charlestown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charlestown: 3/100 · Lafayette: 18/100
Lafayette is 15 points higher.
Charlestown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charlestown: 31/100 · Lafayette: 28/100
Charlestown is 3 points higher.
Charlestown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lafayette: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.