City vs city
Merrydale vs Monticello, LA
Merrydale currently scores 7 points higher overall than Monticello, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Merrydale: 54/100 · Monticello: 47/100
Merrydale is 7 points higher.
Flood
Merrydale: 24/100 · Monticello: 25/100
Monticello is 1 points higher.
Merrydale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Monticello: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Merrydale: 31/100 · Monticello: 32/100
Monticello is 1 points higher.
Merrydale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Monticello: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Merrydale: 97/100 · Monticello: 98/100
Monticello is 1 points higher.
Merrydale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Monticello: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Merrydale: 81/100 · Monticello: 58/100
Merrydale is 23 points higher.
Merrydale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monticello: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Merrydale: 100/100 · Monticello: 48/100
Merrydale is 52 points higher.
Merrydale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monticello: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Merrydale: 44/100 · Monticello: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merrydale: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Monticello: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Merrydale: 37/100 · Monticello: 47/100
Monticello is 10 points higher.
Merrydale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Monticello: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Merrydale: 18/100 · Monticello: 18/100
No gap.
Merrydale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Monticello: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.