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City vs city

Lafayette vs Old Jefferson, LA

Lafayette currently scores 1 points higher overall than Old Jefferson, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Lafayette

46/100

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Old Jefferson

45/100

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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

Lafayette: 46/100 · Old Jefferson: 45/100

Lafayette is 1 points higher.

Flood

Lafayette: 24/100 · Old Jefferson: 31/100

Old Jefferson is 7 points higher.

Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.

Old Jefferson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lafayette: 39/100 · Old Jefferson: 34/100

Lafayette is 5 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Lafayette: 88/100 · Old Jefferson: 96/100

Old Jefferson is 8 points higher.

Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Old Jefferson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lafayette: 85/100 · Old Jefferson: 8/100

Lafayette is 77 points higher.

Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Old Jefferson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lafayette: 24/100 · Old Jefferson: 35/100

Old Jefferson is 11 points higher.

Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Old Jefferson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lafayette: 72/100 · Old Jefferson: 98/100

Old Jefferson is 26 points higher.

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

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

Wildfire

Lafayette: 13/100 · Old Jefferson: 39/100

Old Jefferson is 26 points higher.

Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Old Jefferson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lafayette: 21/100 · Old Jefferson: 21/100

No gap.

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

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