City vs city
Lafayette vs West Lafayette, IN
Lafayette currently scores 2 points higher overall than West Lafayette, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · West Lafayette: 46/100
Lafayette is 2 points higher.
Flood
Lafayette: 37/100 · West Lafayette: 40/100
West Lafayette is 3 points higher.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
West Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lafayette: 15/100 · West Lafayette: 15/100
No gap.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lafayette: 74/100 · West Lafayette: 72/100
Lafayette is 2 points higher.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lafayette: 96/100 · West Lafayette: 100/100
West Lafayette is 4 points higher.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lafayette: 66/100 · West Lafayette: 58/100
Lafayette is 8 points higher.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lafayette: Unavailable · West Lafayette: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lafayette: 18/100 · West Lafayette: 10/100
Lafayette is 8 points higher.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lafayette: 28/100 · West Lafayette: 28/100
No gap.
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.
West 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.