City vs city
Merrydale vs New Orleans, LA
New Orleans currently scores 7 points higher overall than Merrydale, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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 · New Orleans: 61/100
New Orleans is 7 points higher.
Flood
Merrydale: 24/100 · New Orleans: 25/100
New Orleans is 1 points higher.
Merrydale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Merrydale: 31/100 · New Orleans: 49/100
New Orleans is 18 points higher.
Merrydale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Merrydale: 97/100 · New Orleans: 92/100
Merrydale is 5 points higher.
Merrydale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Merrydale: 81/100 · New Orleans: 65/100
Merrydale is 16 points higher.
Merrydale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Merrydale: 100/100 · New Orleans: 100/100
No gap.
Merrydale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Merrydale: 44/100 · New Orleans: 99/100
New Orleans is 55 points higher.
Merrydale: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Merrydale: 37/100 · New Orleans: 31/100
Merrydale is 6 points higher.
Merrydale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Merrydale: 18/100 · New Orleans: 26/100
New Orleans is 8 points higher.
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.
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.