City vs city
Columbus vs Lafayette, IN
Lafayette currently scores 9 points higher overall than Columbus, 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
Columbus: 39/100 · Lafayette: 48/100
Lafayette is 9 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 61/100 · Lafayette: 37/100
Columbus is 24 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 14/100 · Lafayette: 15/100
Lafayette is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 64/100 · Lafayette: 74/100
Lafayette is 10 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 23/100 · Lafayette: 96/100
Lafayette is 73 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 62/100 · Lafayette: 66/100
Lafayette is 4 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Lafayette: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 23/100 · Lafayette: 18/100
Columbus is 5 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Columbus: 28/100 · Lafayette: 28/100
No gap.
Columbus: 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.