City vs city
Baton Rouge vs Merryville, LA
Baton Rouge currently scores 9 points higher overall than Merryville, 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 · Merryville: 38/100
Baton Rouge is 9 points higher.
Flood
Baton Rouge: 25/100 · Merryville: 7/100
Baton Rouge is 18 points higher.
Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Merryville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baton Rouge: 32/100 · Merryville: 24/100
Baton Rouge is 8 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merryville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baton Rouge: 98/100 · Merryville: 88/100
Baton Rouge is 10 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merryville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baton Rouge: 58/100 · Merryville: 31/100
Baton Rouge is 27 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merryville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baton Rouge: 48/100 · Merryville: 25/100
Baton Rouge is 23 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merryville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baton Rouge: Unavailable · Merryville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Merryville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · Merryville: 70/100
Merryville is 23 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merryville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baton Rouge: 18/100 · Merryville: 19/100
Merryville is 1 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.
Merryville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.