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City vs city

Covington vs New Orleans, LA

Covington currently scores 3 points higher overall than New Orleans, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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

Covington

50/100

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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

Covington: 50/100 · New Orleans: 47/100

Covington is 3 points higher.

Flood

Covington: 45/100 · New Orleans: 30/100

Covington is 15 points higher.

Covington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Covington: 37/100 · New Orleans: 49/100

New Orleans is 12 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Covington: 100/100 · New Orleans: 96/100

Covington is 4 points higher.

Covington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Covington: 23/100 · New Orleans: 35/100

New Orleans is 12 points higher.

Covington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Covington: 12/100 · New Orleans: 18/100

New Orleans is 6 points higher.

Covington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Covington: 98/100 · New Orleans: 99/100

New Orleans is 1 points higher.

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

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

Wildfire

Covington: 62/100 · New Orleans: 24/100

Covington is 38 points higher.

Covington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Covington: 23/100 · New Orleans: 23/100

No gap.

Covington: 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.