City vs city
New Orleans vs Richwood, LA
New Orleans currently scores 14 points higher overall than Richwood, 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
New Orleans: 47/100 · Richwood: 33/100
New Orleans is 14 points higher.
Flood
New Orleans: 30/100 · Richwood: 39/100
Richwood is 9 points higher.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Richwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Orleans: 49/100 · Richwood: 15/100
New Orleans is 34 points higher.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Orleans: 96/100 · Richwood: 71/100
New Orleans is 25 points higher.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Orleans: 35/100 · Richwood: 8/100
New Orleans is 27 points higher.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Orleans: 18/100 · Richwood: 44/100
Richwood is 26 points higher.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Orleans: 99/100 · Richwood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Richwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Orleans: 24/100 · Richwood: 44/100
Richwood is 20 points higher.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Orleans: 23/100 · Richwood: 11/100
New Orleans is 12 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.
Richwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.