City vs city
Baton Rouge vs River Ridge, LA
River Ridge currently scores 15 points higher overall than Baton Rouge, 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 · River Ridge: 62/100
River Ridge is 15 points higher.
Flood
Baton Rouge: 25/100 · River Ridge: 24/100
Baton Rouge is 1 points higher.
Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
River Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baton Rouge: 32/100 · River Ridge: 47/100
River Ridge is 15 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
River Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baton Rouge: 98/100 · River Ridge: 93/100
Baton Rouge is 5 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
River Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baton Rouge: 58/100 · River Ridge: 85/100
River Ridge is 27 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
River Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baton Rouge: 48/100 · River Ridge: 100/100
River Ridge is 52 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
River Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baton Rouge: Unavailable · River Ridge: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
River Ridge: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · River Ridge: 29/100
Baton Rouge is 18 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
River Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baton Rouge: 18/100 · River Ridge: 16/100
Baton Rouge is 2 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.
River Ridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.