City vs city
Cotton Valley vs Metairie, LA
Metairie currently scores 17 points higher overall than Cotton Valley, with the largest gap in wind.
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 · Metairie: 61/100
Metairie is 17 points higher.
Flood
Cotton Valley: 25/100 · Metairie: 25/100
No gap.
Cotton Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Metairie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cotton Valley: 14/100 · Metairie: 49/100
Metairie is 35 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Metairie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cotton Valley: 72/100 · Metairie: 92/100
Metairie is 20 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Metairie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cotton Valley: 31/100 · Metairie: 65/100
Metairie is 34 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Metairie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cotton Valley: 100/100 · Metairie: 100/100
No gap.
Cotton Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Metairie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cotton Valley: Unavailable · Metairie: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cotton Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Metairie: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cotton Valley: 41/100 · Metairie: 31/100
Cotton Valley is 10 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Metairie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cotton Valley: 28/100 · Metairie: 26/100
Cotton Valley is 2 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.
Metairie: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.