City vs city
Lafayette vs New Palestine, IN
Lafayette currently scores 12 points higher overall than New Palestine, 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 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 Palestine: 36/100
Lafayette is 12 points higher.
Flood
Lafayette: 37/100 · New Palestine: 39/100
New Palestine is 2 points higher.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
New Palestine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lafayette: 15/100 · New Palestine: 15/100
No gap.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Palestine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lafayette: 74/100 · New Palestine: 49/100
Lafayette is 25 points higher.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Palestine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lafayette: 96/100 · New Palestine: 15/100
Lafayette is 81 points higher.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Palestine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lafayette: 66/100 · New Palestine: 100/100
New Palestine is 34 points higher.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Palestine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lafayette: Unavailable · New Palestine: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Palestine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lafayette: 18/100 · New Palestine: 8/100
Lafayette is 10 points higher.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Palestine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lafayette: 28/100 · New Palestine: 29/100
New Palestine is 1 points higher.
Lafayette: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Palestine: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.