City vs city
Opelousas vs Ville Platte, LA
Opelousas currently scores 2 points higher overall than Ville Platte, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Opelousas: 45/100 · Ville Platte: 43/100
Opelousas is 2 points higher.
Flood
Opelousas: 23/100 · Ville Platte: 20/100
Opelousas is 3 points higher.
Opelousas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Ville Platte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Opelousas: 27/100 · Ville Platte: 26/100
Opelousas is 1 points higher.
Opelousas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ville Platte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Opelousas: 97/100 · Ville Platte: 96/100
Opelousas is 1 points higher.
Opelousas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ville Platte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Opelousas: 31/100 · Ville Platte: 38/100
Ville Platte is 7 points higher.
Opelousas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ville Platte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Opelousas: 72/100 · Ville Platte: 52/100
Opelousas is 20 points higher.
Opelousas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ville Platte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Opelousas: 64/100 · Ville Platte: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Opelousas: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ville Platte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Opelousas: 24/100 · Ville Platte: 46/100
Ville Platte is 22 points higher.
Opelousas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ville Platte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Opelousas: 20/100 · Ville Platte: 20/100
No gap.
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.
Ville Platte: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.