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