City vs city
Lafayette vs Melody Hill, IN
Lafayette currently scores 13 points higher overall than Melody Hill, 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
Lafayette: 48/100 · Melody Hill: 35/100
Lafayette is 13 points higher.
Flood
Lafayette: 37/100 · Melody Hill: 49/100
Melody Hill is 12 points higher.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Melody Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lafayette: 15/100 · Melody Hill: 15/100
No gap.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Melody Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lafayette: 74/100 · Melody Hill: 50/100
Lafayette is 24 points higher.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Melody Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lafayette: 96/100 · Melody Hill: 35/100
Lafayette is 61 points higher.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melody Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lafayette: 66/100 · Melody Hill: 59/100
Lafayette is 7 points higher.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melody Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lafayette: Unavailable · Melody Hill: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Melody Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lafayette: 18/100 · Melody Hill: 4/100
Lafayette is 14 points higher.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Melody Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lafayette: 28/100 · Melody Hill: 31/100
Melody Hill is 3 points higher.
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.
Melody Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.