City vs city
Lafayette vs North Vernon, IN
Lafayette currently scores 11 points higher overall than North Vernon, 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 · North Vernon: 37/100
Lafayette is 11 points higher.
Flood
Lafayette: 37/100 · North Vernon: 39/100
North Vernon is 2 points higher.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
North Vernon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lafayette: 15/100 · North Vernon: 14/100
Lafayette is 1 points higher.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Vernon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lafayette: 74/100 · North Vernon: 58/100
Lafayette is 16 points higher.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Vernon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lafayette: 96/100 · North Vernon: 0/100
Lafayette is 96 points higher.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Vernon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lafayette: 66/100 · North Vernon: 56/100
Lafayette is 10 points higher.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Vernon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lafayette: Unavailable · North Vernon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Vernon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lafayette: 18/100 · North Vernon: 24/100
North Vernon is 6 points higher.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Vernon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lafayette: 28/100 · North Vernon: 30/100
North Vernon is 2 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.
North Vernon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.