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Albany vs Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge currently scores 2 points higher overall than Albany, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Albany

45/100

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Baton Rouge

47/100

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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

Albany: 45/100 · Baton Rouge: 47/100

Baton Rouge is 2 points higher.

Flood

Albany: 25/100 · Baton Rouge: 25/100

No gap.

Albany: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Albany: 33/100 · Baton Rouge: 32/100

Albany is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Albany: 100/100 · Baton Rouge: 98/100

Albany is 2 points higher.

Albany: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Albany: 8/100 · Baton Rouge: 58/100

Baton Rouge is 50 points higher.

Albany: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Albany: 18/100 · Baton Rouge: 48/100

Baton Rouge is 30 points higher.

Albany: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Albany: 95/100 · Baton Rouge: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Albany: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

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

Wildfire

Albany: 49/100 · Baton Rouge: 47/100

Albany is 2 points higher.

Albany: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Albany: 29/100 · Baton Rouge: 18/100

Albany is 11 points higher.

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

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