City vs city
French Settlement vs Metairie, LA
Metairie currently scores 10 points higher overall than French Settlement, 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 · Metairie: 61/100
Metairie is 10 points higher.
Flood
French Settlement: 39/100 · Metairie: 25/100
French Settlement is 14 points higher.
French Settlement: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Metairie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
French Settlement: 34/100 · Metairie: 49/100
Metairie is 15 points higher.
French Settlement: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Metairie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
French Settlement: 98/100 · Metairie: 92/100
French Settlement is 6 points higher.
French Settlement: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Metairie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
French Settlement: 12/100 · Metairie: 65/100
Metairie is 53 points higher.
French Settlement: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Metairie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
French Settlement: 51/100 · Metairie: 100/100
Metairie is 49 points higher.
French Settlement: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Metairie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
French Settlement: 98/100 · Metairie: 99/100
Metairie is 1 points higher.
French Settlement: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Metairie: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
French Settlement: 45/100 · Metairie: 31/100
French Settlement is 14 points higher.
French Settlement: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Metairie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
French Settlement: 30/100 · Metairie: 26/100
French Settlement is 4 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.
Metairie: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.