City vs city
Baton Rouge vs Bayou Blue, LA
Baton Rouge currently scores 7 points higher overall than Bayou Blue, 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
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · Bayou Blue: 40/100
Baton Rouge is 7 points higher.
Flood
Baton Rouge: 25/100 · Bayou Blue: 8/100
Baton Rouge is 17 points higher.
Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Bayou Blue: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baton Rouge: 32/100 · Bayou Blue: 55/100
Bayou Blue is 23 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Bayou Blue: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baton Rouge: 98/100 · Bayou Blue: 82/100
Baton Rouge is 16 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Bayou Blue: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baton Rouge: 58/100 · Bayou Blue: 8/100
Baton Rouge is 50 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bayou Blue: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baton Rouge: 48/100 · Bayou Blue: 11/100
Baton Rouge is 37 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bayou Blue: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baton Rouge: Unavailable · Bayou Blue: 97/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Bayou Blue: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · Bayou Blue: 43/100
Baton Rouge is 4 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Bayou Blue: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baton Rouge: 18/100 · Bayou Blue: 13/100
Baton Rouge is 5 points higher.
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.
Bayou Blue: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.