City vs city
New Orleans vs Prairieville, LA
Prairieville currently scores 6 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Prairieville: 53/100
Prairieville is 6 points higher.
Flood
New Orleans: 30/100 · Prairieville: 31/100
Prairieville is 1 points higher.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Prairieville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Orleans: 49/100 · Prairieville: 34/100
New Orleans is 15 points higher.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Prairieville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Orleans: 96/100 · Prairieville: 97/100
Prairieville is 1 points higher.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Prairieville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Orleans: 35/100 · Prairieville: 15/100
New Orleans is 20 points higher.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairieville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Orleans: 18/100 · Prairieville: 84/100
Prairieville is 66 points higher.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prairieville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Orleans: 99/100 · Prairieville: 96/100
New Orleans is 3 points higher.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Prairieville: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
New Orleans: 24/100 · Prairieville: 38/100
Prairieville is 14 points higher.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Prairieville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
New Orleans: 23/100 · Prairieville: 30/100
Prairieville is 7 points higher.
New Orleans: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Prairieville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.