City vs city
Iowa vs New Orleans, LA
New Orleans currently scores 2 points higher overall than Iowa, 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
Iowa: 45/100 · New Orleans: 47/100
New Orleans is 2 points higher.
Flood
Iowa: 20/100 · New Orleans: 30/100
New Orleans is 10 points higher.
Iowa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Iowa: 37/100 · New Orleans: 49/100
New Orleans is 12 points higher.
Iowa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Iowa: 80/100 · New Orleans: 96/100
New Orleans is 16 points higher.
Iowa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Iowa: 58/100 · New Orleans: 35/100
Iowa is 23 points higher.
Iowa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Iowa: 29/100 · New Orleans: 18/100
Iowa is 11 points higher.
Iowa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Iowa: 83/100 · New Orleans: 99/100
New Orleans is 16 points higher.
Iowa: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Iowa: 36/100 · New Orleans: 24/100
Iowa is 12 points higher.
Iowa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Iowa: 18/100 · New Orleans: 23/100
New Orleans is 5 points higher.
Iowa: 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.