City vs city
Baton Rouge vs New Orleans, LA
Baton Rouge and New Orleans are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · New Orleans: 47/100
No gap.
Flood
Baton Rouge: 25/100 · New Orleans: 30/100
New Orleans is 5 points higher.
Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baton Rouge: 32/100 · New Orleans: 49/100
New Orleans is 17 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baton Rouge: 98/100 · New Orleans: 96/100
Baton Rouge is 2 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baton Rouge: 58/100 · New Orleans: 35/100
Baton Rouge is 23 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baton Rouge: 48/100 · New Orleans: 18/100
Baton Rouge is 30 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baton Rouge: Unavailable · New Orleans: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · New Orleans: 24/100
Baton Rouge is 23 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baton Rouge: 18/100 · New Orleans: 23/100
New Orleans is 5 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.
New Orleans: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.