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Decatur vs Lafayette, IN

Lafayette currently scores 6 points higher overall than Decatur, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Decatur

42/100

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Lafayette

48/100

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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

Decatur: 42/100 · Lafayette: 48/100

Lafayette is 6 points higher.

Flood

Decatur: 42/100 · Lafayette: 37/100

Decatur is 5 points higher.

Decatur: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Decatur: 16/100 · Lafayette: 15/100

Decatur is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Decatur: 70/100 · Lafayette: 74/100

Lafayette is 4 points higher.

Decatur: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Decatur: 35/100 · Lafayette: 96/100

Lafayette is 61 points higher.

Decatur: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Decatur: 91/100 · Lafayette: 66/100

Decatur is 25 points higher.

Decatur: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Decatur: Unavailable · Lafayette: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Decatur: 12/100 · Lafayette: 18/100

Lafayette is 6 points higher.

Decatur: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Decatur: 30/100 · Lafayette: 28/100

Decatur is 2 points higher.

Decatur: 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.