City vs city
La Crosse vs Sparta, WI
La Crosse currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sparta, with the largest gap in flood.
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
La Crosse: 35/100 · Sparta: 30/100
La Crosse is 5 points higher.
Flood
La Crosse: 73/100 · Sparta: 42/100
La Crosse is 31 points higher.
La Crosse: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Sparta: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
La Crosse: 16/100 · Sparta: 16/100
No gap.
La Crosse: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sparta: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Crosse: 12/100 · Sparta: 12/100
No gap.
La Crosse: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sparta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Crosse: 19/100 · Sparta: 15/100
La Crosse is 4 points higher.
La Crosse: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sparta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Crosse: 100/100 · Sparta: 80/100
La Crosse is 20 points higher.
La Crosse: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sparta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Crosse: Unavailable · Sparta: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Crosse: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sparta: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Crosse: 9/100 · Sparta: 32/100
Sparta is 23 points higher.
La Crosse: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sparta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Crosse: 15/100 · Sparta: 15/100
No gap.
La Crosse: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sparta: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.