City vs city
Baton Rouge vs Golden Meadow, LA
Baton Rouge currently scores 11 points higher overall than Golden Meadow, 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 · Golden Meadow: 36/100
Baton Rouge is 11 points higher.
Flood
Baton Rouge: 25/100 · Golden Meadow: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Golden Meadow: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Baton Rouge: 32/100 · Golden Meadow: 64/100
Golden Meadow is 32 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Golden Meadow: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baton Rouge: 98/100 · Golden Meadow: 66/100
Baton Rouge is 32 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Golden Meadow: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baton Rouge: 58/100 · Golden Meadow: 31/100
Baton Rouge is 27 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Golden Meadow: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baton Rouge: 48/100 · Golden Meadow: 10/100
Baton Rouge is 38 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Golden Meadow: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baton Rouge: Unavailable · Golden Meadow: 95/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Golden Meadow: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · Golden Meadow: 1/100
Baton Rouge is 46 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Golden Meadow: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baton Rouge: 18/100 · Golden Meadow: 21/100
Golden Meadow is 3 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.
Golden Meadow: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.