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City vs city

Benton vs New Orleans, LA

Benton currently scores 1 points higher overall than New Orleans, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Benton

48/100

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New Orleans

47/100

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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

Benton: 48/100 · New Orleans: 47/100

Benton is 1 points higher.

Flood

Benton: 29/100 · New Orleans: 30/100

New Orleans is 1 points higher.

Benton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.

New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Benton: 14/100 · New Orleans: 49/100

New Orleans is 35 points higher.

Benton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Benton: 67/100 · New Orleans: 96/100

New Orleans is 29 points higher.

Benton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Benton: 42/100 · New Orleans: 35/100

Benton is 7 points higher.

Benton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Benton: 100/100 · New Orleans: 18/100

Benton is 82 points higher.

Benton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Benton: Unavailable · New Orleans: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Benton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Benton: 56/100 · New Orleans: 24/100

Benton is 32 points higher.

Benton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Benton: 28/100 · New Orleans: 23/100

Benton is 5 points higher.

Benton: 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.