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Houma vs Richmond, LA

Houma currently scores 9 points higher overall than Richmond, with the largest gap in tornado.

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

Richmond

36/100

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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

Houma: 45/100 · Richmond: 36/100

Houma is 9 points higher.

Flood

Houma: 42/100 · Richmond: 0/100

Houma is 42 points higher.

Houma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Houma: 57/100 · Richmond: 16/100

Houma is 41 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Houma: 76/100 · Richmond: 80/100

Richmond is 4 points higher.

Houma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Houma: 15/100 · Richmond: 85/100

Richmond is 70 points higher.

Houma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Houma: 23/100 · Richmond: 38/100

Richmond is 15 points higher.

Houma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Houma: 97/100 · Richmond: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Houma: 40/100 · Richmond: 13/100

Houma is 27 points higher.

Houma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Houma: 13/100 · Richmond: 21/100

Richmond is 8 points higher.

Houma: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Richmond: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.