City vs city
Cotton Valley vs Lafayette, LA
Lafayette currently scores 2 points higher overall than Cotton Valley, 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
Cotton Valley: 44/100 · Lafayette: 46/100
Lafayette is 2 points higher.
Flood
Cotton Valley: 25/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
Cotton Valley is 1 points higher.
Cotton Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cotton Valley: 14/100 · Lafayette: 39/100
Lafayette is 25 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cotton Valley: 72/100 · Lafayette: 88/100
Lafayette is 16 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cotton Valley: 31/100 · Lafayette: 85/100
Lafayette is 54 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cotton Valley: 100/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
Cotton Valley is 76 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cotton Valley: Unavailable · Lafayette: 72/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cotton Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lafayette: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cotton Valley: 41/100 · Lafayette: 13/100
Cotton Valley is 28 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cotton Valley: 28/100 · Lafayette: 21/100
Cotton Valley is 7 points higher.
Cotton Valley: 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.