City vs city
Arcadia vs Ruston, LA
Ruston currently scores 9 points higher overall than Arcadia, 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
Arcadia: 38/100 · Ruston: 47/100
Ruston is 9 points higher.
Flood
Arcadia: 12/100 · Ruston: 18/100
Ruston is 6 points higher.
Arcadia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Ruston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arcadia: 14/100 · Ruston: 14/100
No gap.
Arcadia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ruston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arcadia: 69/100 · Ruston: 70/100
Ruston is 1 points higher.
Arcadia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ruston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arcadia: 27/100 · Ruston: 62/100
Ruston is 35 points higher.
Arcadia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ruston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arcadia: 66/100 · Ruston: 100/100
Ruston is 34 points higher.
Arcadia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ruston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arcadia: Unavailable · Ruston: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arcadia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ruston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arcadia: 52/100 · Ruston: 56/100
Ruston is 4 points higher.
Arcadia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ruston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Arcadia: 26/100 · Ruston: 12/100
Arcadia is 14 points higher.
Arcadia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ruston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.