City vs city
Cotton Valley vs Shreveport, LA
Shreveport currently scores 2 points higher overall than Cotton Valley, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Shreveport: 46/100
Shreveport is 2 points higher.
Flood
Cotton Valley: 25/100 · Shreveport: 18/100
Cotton Valley is 7 points higher.
Cotton Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Shreveport: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cotton Valley: 14/100 · Shreveport: 14/100
No gap.
Cotton Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shreveport: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cotton Valley: 72/100 · Shreveport: 65/100
Cotton Valley is 7 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shreveport: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cotton Valley: 31/100 · Shreveport: 42/100
Shreveport is 11 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shreveport: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cotton Valley: 100/100 · Shreveport: 100/100
No gap.
Cotton Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shreveport: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cotton Valley: Unavailable · Shreveport: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cotton Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shreveport: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cotton Valley: 41/100 · Shreveport: 54/100
Shreveport is 13 points higher.
Cotton Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shreveport: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cotton Valley: 28/100 · Shreveport: 28/100
No gap.
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.
Shreveport: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.