City vs city
French Settlement vs Lafayette, LA
French Settlement currently scores 5 points higher overall than Lafayette, 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
French Settlement: 51/100 · Lafayette: 46/100
French Settlement is 5 points higher.
Flood
French Settlement: 39/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
French Settlement is 15 points higher.
French Settlement: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
French Settlement: 34/100 · Lafayette: 39/100
Lafayette is 5 points higher.
French Settlement: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
French Settlement: 98/100 · Lafayette: 88/100
French Settlement is 10 points higher.
French Settlement: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
French Settlement: 12/100 · Lafayette: 85/100
Lafayette is 73 points higher.
French Settlement: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
French Settlement: 51/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
French Settlement is 27 points higher.
French Settlement: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
French Settlement: 98/100 · Lafayette: 72/100
French Settlement is 26 points higher.
French Settlement: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lafayette: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
French Settlement: 45/100 · Lafayette: 13/100
French Settlement is 32 points higher.
French Settlement: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
French Settlement: 30/100 · Lafayette: 21/100
French Settlement is 9 points higher.
French Settlement: 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.