City vs city
Golden Meadow vs Lafayette, LA
Lafayette currently scores 10 points higher overall than Golden Meadow, 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
Golden Meadow: 36/100 · Lafayette: 46/100
Lafayette is 10 points higher.
Flood
Golden Meadow: Unavailable · Lafayette: 24/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Golden Meadow: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Golden Meadow: 64/100 · Lafayette: 39/100
Golden Meadow is 25 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Golden Meadow: 66/100 · Lafayette: 88/100
Lafayette is 22 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Golden Meadow: 31/100 · Lafayette: 85/100
Lafayette is 54 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Golden Meadow: 10/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
Lafayette is 14 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Golden Meadow: 95/100 · Lafayette: 72/100
Golden Meadow is 23 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lafayette: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Golden Meadow: 1/100 · Lafayette: 13/100
Lafayette is 12 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Golden Meadow: 21/100 · Lafayette: 21/100
No gap.
Golden Meadow: 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.