City vs city
Lafayette vs Santa Claus, IN
Lafayette currently scores 20 points higher overall than Santa Claus, 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 · Santa Claus: 28/100
Lafayette is 20 points higher.
Flood
Lafayette: 37/100 · Santa Claus: 26/100
Lafayette is 11 points higher.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Santa Claus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lafayette: 15/100 · Santa Claus: 14/100
Lafayette is 1 points higher.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Claus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lafayette: 74/100 · Santa Claus: 46/100
Lafayette is 28 points higher.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Claus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lafayette: 96/100 · Santa Claus: 15/100
Lafayette is 81 points higher.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Claus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lafayette: 66/100 · Santa Claus: 34/100
Lafayette is 32 points higher.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Claus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lafayette: Unavailable · Santa Claus: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Claus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lafayette: 18/100 · Santa Claus: 30/100
Santa Claus is 12 points higher.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Claus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lafayette: 28/100 · Santa Claus: 32/100
Santa Claus is 4 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.
Santa Claus: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.