City vs city
Columbia City vs Lafayette, IN
Lafayette currently scores 3 points higher overall than Columbia City, 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
Columbia City: 45/100 · Lafayette: 48/100
Lafayette is 3 points higher.
Flood
Columbia City: 41/100 · Lafayette: 37/100
Columbia City is 4 points higher.
Columbia City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia City: 16/100 · Lafayette: 15/100
Columbia City is 1 points higher.
Columbia City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia City: 61/100 · Lafayette: 74/100
Lafayette is 13 points higher.
Columbia City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia City: 54/100 · Lafayette: 96/100
Lafayette is 42 points higher.
Columbia City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia City: 94/100 · Lafayette: 66/100
Columbia City is 28 points higher.
Columbia City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia City: Unavailable · Lafayette: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia City: 13/100 · Lafayette: 18/100
Lafayette is 5 points higher.
Columbia City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia City: 33/100 · Lafayette: 28/100
Columbia City is 5 points higher.
Columbia City: 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.