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City vs city

Lafayette vs New Castle, IN

Lafayette currently scores 8 points higher overall than New Castle, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Lafayette

48/100

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New Castle

40/100

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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

Lafayette: 48/100 · New Castle: 40/100

Lafayette is 8 points higher.

Flood

Lafayette: 37/100 · New Castle: 38/100

New Castle is 1 points higher.

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

New Castle: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lafayette: 15/100 · New Castle: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Lafayette: 74/100 · New Castle: 58/100

Lafayette is 16 points higher.

Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

New Castle: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lafayette: 96/100 · New Castle: 46/100

Lafayette is 50 points higher.

Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Castle: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lafayette: 66/100 · New Castle: 89/100

New Castle is 23 points higher.

Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Castle: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lafayette: Unavailable · New Castle: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lafayette: 18/100 · New Castle: 1/100

Lafayette is 17 points higher.

Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

New Castle: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lafayette: 28/100 · New Castle: 32/100

New Castle is 4 points higher.

Lafayette: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

New Castle: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.