City vs city
Fort Wayne vs West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette currently scores 1 points higher overall than Fort Wayne, 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
Fort Wayne: 45/100 · West Lafayette: 46/100
West Lafayette is 1 points higher.
Flood
Fort Wayne: 34/100 · West Lafayette: 40/100
West Lafayette is 6 points higher.
Fort Wayne: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
West Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Wayne: 16/100 · West Lafayette: 15/100
Fort Wayne is 1 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Wayne: 56/100 · West Lafayette: 72/100
West Lafayette is 16 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Wayne: 65/100 · West Lafayette: 100/100
West Lafayette is 35 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Wayne: 100/100 · West Lafayette: 58/100
Fort Wayne is 42 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Wayne: Unavailable · West Lafayette: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Wayne: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Wayne: 12/100 · West Lafayette: 10/100
Fort Wayne is 2 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Wayne: 30/100 · West Lafayette: 28/100
Fort Wayne is 2 points higher.
Fort Wayne: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West 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.