City vs city
Empire vs Lafayette, LA
Lafayette currently scores 4 points higher overall than Empire, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Empire: 42/100 · Lafayette: 46/100
Lafayette is 4 points higher.
Flood
Empire: 49/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
Empire is 25 points higher.
Empire: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Empire: 65/100 · Lafayette: 39/100
Empire is 26 points higher.
Empire: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Empire: 67/100 · Lafayette: 88/100
Lafayette is 21 points higher.
Empire: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Empire: 23/100 · Lafayette: 85/100
Lafayette is 62 points higher.
Empire: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Empire: 8/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
Lafayette is 16 points higher.
Empire: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Empire: 98/100 · Lafayette: 72/100
Empire is 26 points higher.
Empire: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lafayette: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Empire: 4/100 · Lafayette: 13/100
Lafayette is 9 points higher.
Empire: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Empire: 22/100 · Lafayette: 21/100
Empire is 1 points higher.
Empire: 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.