City vs city
Metairie vs New Orleans, LA
Metairie currently scores 14 points higher overall than New Orleans, 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
Metairie: 61/100 · New Orleans: 47/100
Metairie is 14 points higher.
Flood
Metairie: 25/100 · New Orleans: 30/100
New Orleans is 5 points higher.
Metairie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Metairie: 49/100 · New Orleans: 49/100
No gap.
Metairie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Metairie: 92/100 · New Orleans: 96/100
New Orleans is 4 points higher.
Metairie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Metairie: 65/100 · New Orleans: 35/100
Metairie is 30 points higher.
Metairie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Metairie: 100/100 · New Orleans: 18/100
Metairie is 82 points higher.
Metairie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Metairie: 99/100 · New Orleans: 99/100
No gap.
Metairie: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Metairie: 31/100 · New Orleans: 24/100
Metairie is 7 points higher.
Metairie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Metairie: 26/100 · New Orleans: 23/100
Metairie is 3 points higher.
Metairie: 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.