City vs city
Monticello vs West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette currently scores 17 points higher overall than Monticello, 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
Monticello: 29/100 · West Lafayette: 46/100
West Lafayette is 17 points higher.
Flood
Monticello: 30/100 · West Lafayette: 40/100
West Lafayette is 10 points higher.
Monticello: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
West Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Monticello: 15/100 · West Lafayette: 15/100
No gap.
Monticello: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Monticello: 67/100 · West Lafayette: 72/100
West Lafayette is 5 points higher.
Monticello: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Monticello: 35/100 · West Lafayette: 100/100
West Lafayette is 65 points higher.
Monticello: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Monticello: 23/100 · West Lafayette: 58/100
West Lafayette is 35 points higher.
Monticello: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Monticello: Unavailable · West Lafayette: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Monticello: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Lafayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Monticello: 2/100 · West Lafayette: 10/100
West Lafayette is 8 points higher.
Monticello: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Monticello: 28/100 · West Lafayette: 28/100
No gap.
Monticello: 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.