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Lafayette vs Santa Claus, IN

Lafayette currently scores 20 points higher overall than Santa Claus, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Lafayette

48/100

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Santa Claus

28/100

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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 · 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.

Current air quality

Lafayette: 28/100 · Santa Claus: 32/100

Santa Claus is 4 points higher.

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

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