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Lafayette vs Red Chute, LA

Lafayette currently scores 3 points higher overall than Red Chute, with the largest gap in hail.

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Lafayette

46/100

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Red Chute

43/100

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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 · Red Chute: 43/100

Lafayette is 3 points higher.

Flood

Lafayette: 24/100 · Red Chute: 29/100

Red Chute is 5 points higher.

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

Red Chute: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lafayette: 39/100 · Red Chute: 14/100

Lafayette is 25 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Lafayette: 88/100 · Red Chute: 67/100

Lafayette is 21 points higher.

Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Red Chute: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lafayette: 85/100 · Red Chute: 23/100

Lafayette is 62 points higher.

Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Red Chute: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lafayette: 24/100 · Red Chute: 100/100

Red Chute is 76 points higher.

Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Red Chute: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lafayette: 72/100 · Red Chute: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lafayette: 13/100 · Red Chute: 39/100

Red Chute is 26 points higher.

Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Red Chute: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lafayette: 21/100 · Red Chute: 28/100

Red Chute is 7 points higher.

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

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