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LaFayette vs Lexington, KY

LaFayette currently scores 1 points higher overall than Lexington, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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LaFayette

27/100

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Lexington

26/100

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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 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: 27/100 · Lexington: 26/100

LaFayette is 1 points higher.

Flood

LaFayette: 14/100 · Lexington: 39/100

Lexington is 25 points higher.

LaFayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Lexington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

LaFayette: 14/100 · Lexington: 14/100

No gap.

LaFayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lexington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

LaFayette: 58/100 · Lexington: 35/100

LaFayette is 23 points higher.

LaFayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lexington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

LaFayette: 15/100 · Lexington: 0/100

LaFayette is 15 points higher.

LaFayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lexington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

LaFayette: 11/100 · Lexington: 20/100

Lexington is 9 points higher.

LaFayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lexington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

LaFayette: Unavailable · Lexington: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

LaFayette: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Lexington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

LaFayette: 43/100 · Lexington: 17/100

LaFayette is 26 points higher.

LaFayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lexington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

LaFayette: 31/100 · Lexington: 31/100

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.

Lexington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.