City vs city
Lafayette vs South Bend, IN
Lafayette currently scores 4 points higher overall than South Bend, 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 · South Bend: 44/100
Lafayette is 4 points higher.
Flood
Lafayette: 37/100 · South Bend: 30/100
Lafayette is 7 points higher.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lafayette: 15/100 · South Bend: 16/100
South Bend is 1 points higher.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lafayette: 74/100 · South Bend: 48/100
Lafayette is 26 points higher.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lafayette: 96/100 · South Bend: 54/100
Lafayette is 42 points higher.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lafayette: 66/100 · South Bend: 100/100
South Bend is 34 points higher.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lafayette: Unavailable · South Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lafayette: 18/100 · South Bend: 28/100
South Bend is 10 points higher.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lafayette: 28/100 · South Bend: 29/100
South Bend is 1 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.
South Bend: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.