City vs city
Baton Rouge vs Fort Polk North, LA
Baton Rouge currently scores 11 points higher overall than Fort Polk North, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · Fort Polk North: 36/100
Baton Rouge is 11 points higher.
Flood
Baton Rouge: 25/100 · Fort Polk North: 14/100
Baton Rouge is 11 points higher.
Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Fort Polk North: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baton Rouge: 32/100 · Fort Polk North: 18/100
Baton Rouge is 14 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Polk North: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baton Rouge: 98/100 · Fort Polk North: 84/100
Baton Rouge is 14 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Polk North: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baton Rouge: 58/100 · Fort Polk North: 0/100
Baton Rouge is 58 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Polk North: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baton Rouge: 48/100 · Fort Polk North: 11/100
Baton Rouge is 37 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Polk North: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baton Rouge: Unavailable · Fort Polk North: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Polk North: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · Fort Polk North: 66/100
Fort Polk North is 19 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Polk North: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baton Rouge: 18/100 · Fort Polk North: 20/100
Fort Polk North is 2 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fort Polk North: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.