City vs city
Ellettsville vs Lafayette, IN
Ellettsville currently scores 6 points higher overall than Lafayette, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Ellettsville: 54/100 · Lafayette: 48/100
Ellettsville is 6 points higher.
Flood
Ellettsville: 39/100 · Lafayette: 37/100
Ellettsville is 2 points higher.
Ellettsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ellettsville: 15/100 · Lafayette: 15/100
No gap.
Ellettsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ellettsville: 73/100 · Lafayette: 74/100
Lafayette is 1 points higher.
Ellettsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ellettsville: 92/100 · Lafayette: 96/100
Lafayette is 4 points higher.
Ellettsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ellettsville: 89/100 · Lafayette: 66/100
Ellettsville is 23 points higher.
Ellettsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ellettsville: Unavailable · Lafayette: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ellettsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ellettsville: 40/100 · Lafayette: 18/100
Ellettsville is 22 points higher.
Ellettsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ellettsville: 28/100 · Lafayette: 28/100
No gap.
Ellettsville: 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.