City vs city
Lafayette vs Michiana Shores, IN
Lafayette currently scores 14 points higher overall than Michiana Shores, 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 · Michiana Shores: 34/100
Lafayette is 14 points higher.
Flood
Lafayette: 37/100 · Michiana Shores: 7/100
Lafayette is 30 points higher.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Michiana Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lafayette: 15/100 · Michiana Shores: 15/100
No gap.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Michiana Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lafayette: 74/100 · Michiana Shores: 30/100
Lafayette is 44 points higher.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Michiana Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lafayette: 96/100 · Michiana Shores: 23/100
Lafayette is 73 points higher.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Michiana Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lafayette: 66/100 · Michiana Shores: 100/100
Michiana Shores is 34 points higher.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Michiana Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lafayette: Unavailable · Michiana Shores: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Michiana Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lafayette: 18/100 · Michiana Shores: 30/100
Michiana Shores is 12 points higher.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Michiana Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lafayette: 28/100 · Michiana Shores: 35/100
Michiana Shores is 7 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.
Michiana Shores: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.