City vs city
Baton Rouge vs Buras, LA
Baton Rouge currently scores 1 points higher overall than Buras, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Buras: 46/100
Baton Rouge is 1 points higher.
Flood
Baton Rouge: 25/100 · Buras: 52/100
Buras is 27 points higher.
Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Buras: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baton Rouge: 32/100 · Buras: 67/100
Buras is 35 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Buras: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baton Rouge: 98/100 · Buras: 62/100
Baton Rouge is 36 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Buras: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baton Rouge: 58/100 · Buras: 54/100
Baton Rouge is 4 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Buras: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baton Rouge: 48/100 · Buras: 8/100
Baton Rouge is 40 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Buras: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baton Rouge: Unavailable · Buras: 97/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Buras: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · Buras: 3/100
Baton Rouge is 44 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Buras: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baton Rouge: 18/100 · Buras: 22/100
Buras is 4 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.
Buras: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.