City vs city
Baton Rouge vs Iowa, LA
Baton Rouge currently scores 2 points higher overall than Iowa, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Iowa: 45/100
Baton Rouge is 2 points higher.
Flood
Baton Rouge: 25/100 · Iowa: 20/100
Baton Rouge is 5 points higher.
Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Iowa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baton Rouge: 32/100 · Iowa: 37/100
Iowa is 5 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Iowa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baton Rouge: 98/100 · Iowa: 80/100
Baton Rouge is 18 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Iowa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baton Rouge: 58/100 · Iowa: 58/100
No gap.
Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baton Rouge: 48/100 · Iowa: 29/100
Baton Rouge is 19 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Iowa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baton Rouge: Unavailable · Iowa: 83/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Iowa: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · Iowa: 36/100
Baton Rouge is 11 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Iowa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baton Rouge: 18/100 · Iowa: 18/100
No gap.
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.
Iowa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.