City vs city
Bayou Gauche vs Lafayette, LA
Lafayette currently scores 7 points higher overall than Bayou Gauche, 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
Bayou Gauche: 39/100 · Lafayette: 46/100
Lafayette is 7 points higher.
Flood
Bayou Gauche: Unavailable · Lafayette: 24/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bayou Gauche: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bayou Gauche: 49/100 · Lafayette: 39/100
Bayou Gauche is 10 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bayou Gauche: 89/100 · Lafayette: 88/100
Bayou Gauche is 1 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bayou Gauche: 15/100 · Lafayette: 85/100
Lafayette is 70 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bayou Gauche: 34/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
Bayou Gauche is 10 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bayou Gauche: 99/100 · Lafayette: 72/100
Bayou Gauche is 27 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lafayette: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bayou Gauche: 12/100 · Lafayette: 13/100
Lafayette is 1 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bayou Gauche: 16/100 · Lafayette: 21/100
Lafayette is 5 points higher.
Bayou Gauche: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lafayette: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.