City vs city
Bayou Blue vs New Orleans, LA
New Orleans currently scores 7 points higher overall than Bayou Blue, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · New Orleans: 47/100
New Orleans is 7 points higher.
Flood
Bayou Blue: 8/100 · New Orleans: 30/100
New Orleans is 22 points higher.
Bayou Blue: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bayou Blue: 55/100 · New Orleans: 49/100
Bayou Blue is 6 points higher.
Bayou Blue: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bayou Blue: 82/100 · New Orleans: 96/100
New Orleans is 14 points higher.
Bayou Blue: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bayou Blue: 8/100 · New Orleans: 35/100
New Orleans is 27 points higher.
Bayou Blue: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bayou Blue: 11/100 · New Orleans: 18/100
New Orleans is 7 points higher.
Bayou Blue: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bayou Blue: 97/100 · New Orleans: 99/100
New Orleans is 2 points higher.
Bayou Blue: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bayou Blue: 43/100 · New Orleans: 24/100
Bayou Blue is 19 points higher.
Bayou Blue: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Bayou Blue: 13/100 · New Orleans: 23/100
New Orleans is 10 points higher.
Bayou Blue: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Orleans: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.