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Folsom vs New Orleans, LA

New Orleans currently scores 4 points higher overall than Folsom, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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

Folsom

43/100

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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

Folsom: 43/100 · New Orleans: 47/100

New Orleans is 4 points higher.

Flood

Folsom: 43/100 · New Orleans: 30/100

Folsom is 13 points higher.

Folsom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Folsom: 34/100 · New Orleans: 49/100

New Orleans is 15 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Folsom: 100/100 · New Orleans: 96/100

Folsom is 4 points higher.

Folsom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Folsom: 15/100 · New Orleans: 35/100

New Orleans is 20 points higher.

Folsom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Folsom: 13/100 · New Orleans: 18/100

New Orleans is 5 points higher.

Folsom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Folsom: Unavailable · New Orleans: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Folsom: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

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

Wildfire

Folsom: 72/100 · New Orleans: 24/100

Folsom is 48 points higher.

Folsom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Folsom: 24/100 · New Orleans: 23/100

Folsom is 1 points higher.

Folsom: 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.