City vs city
Minden vs New Orleans, LA
New Orleans currently scores 16 points higher overall than Minden, with the largest gap in wind.
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
Minden: 45/100 · New Orleans: 61/100
New Orleans is 16 points higher.
Flood
Minden: 15/100 · New Orleans: 25/100
New Orleans is 10 points higher.
Minden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Minden: 14/100 · New Orleans: 49/100
New Orleans is 35 points higher.
Minden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Minden: 70/100 · New Orleans: 92/100
New Orleans is 22 points higher.
Minden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Minden: 31/100 · New Orleans: 65/100
New Orleans is 34 points higher.
Minden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Minden: 100/100 · New Orleans: 100/100
No gap.
Minden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Minden: Unavailable · New Orleans: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Minden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Minden: 59/100 · New Orleans: 31/100
Minden is 28 points higher.
Minden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Minden: 27/100 · New Orleans: 26/100
Minden is 1 points higher.
Minden: 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.