City vs city
New Orleans vs Opelousas, LA
New Orleans currently scores 2 points higher overall than Opelousas, 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
New Orleans: 47/100 · Opelousas: 45/100
New Orleans is 2 points higher.
Flood
New Orleans: 30/100 · Opelousas: 23/100
New Orleans is 7 points higher.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Opelousas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Orleans: 49/100 · Opelousas: 27/100
New Orleans is 22 points higher.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Opelousas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Orleans: 96/100 · Opelousas: 97/100
Opelousas is 1 points higher.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Opelousas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Orleans: 35/100 · Opelousas: 31/100
New Orleans is 4 points higher.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Opelousas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Orleans: 18/100 · Opelousas: 72/100
Opelousas is 54 points higher.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Opelousas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Orleans: 99/100 · Opelousas: 64/100
New Orleans is 35 points higher.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Opelousas: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
New Orleans: 24/100 · Opelousas: 24/100
No gap.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Opelousas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Orleans: 23/100 · Opelousas: 20/100
New Orleans is 3 points higher.
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.
Opelousas: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.