City vs city
Baton Rouge vs Lafayette, LA
Baton Rouge currently scores 1 points higher overall than Lafayette, 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 · Lafayette: 46/100
Baton Rouge is 1 points higher.
Flood
Baton Rouge: 25/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
Baton Rouge is 1 points higher.
Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baton Rouge: 32/100 · Lafayette: 39/100
Lafayette is 7 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baton Rouge: 98/100 · Lafayette: 88/100
Baton Rouge is 10 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baton Rouge: 58/100 · Lafayette: 85/100
Lafayette is 27 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baton Rouge: 48/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
Baton Rouge is 24 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baton Rouge: Unavailable · Lafayette: 72/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lafayette: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · Lafayette: 13/100
Baton Rouge is 34 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baton Rouge: 18/100 · Lafayette: 21/100
Lafayette 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.
Lafayette: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.