City vs city
Bayou Blue vs Mathews, LA
Bayou Blue currently scores 4 points higher overall than Mathews, 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
Bayou Blue: 40/100 · Mathews: 36/100
Bayou Blue is 4 points higher.
Flood
Bayou Blue: 8/100 · Mathews: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bayou Blue: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Mathews: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Bayou Blue: 55/100 · Mathews: 55/100
No gap.
Bayou Blue: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mathews: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bayou Blue: 82/100 · Mathews: 82/100
No gap.
Bayou Blue: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mathews: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bayou Blue: 8/100 · Mathews: 15/100
Mathews is 7 points higher.
Bayou Blue: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mathews: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bayou Blue: 11/100 · Mathews: 13/100
Mathews is 2 points higher.
Bayou Blue: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mathews: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bayou Blue: 97/100 · Mathews: 97/100
No gap.
Bayou Blue: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Mathews: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bayou Blue: 43/100 · Mathews: 9/100
Bayou Blue is 34 points higher.
Bayou Blue: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mathews: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bayou Blue: 13/100 · Mathews: 14/100
Mathews is 1 points higher.
Bayou Blue: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mathews: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.