City vs city
Baton Rouge vs Fort Polk South, LA
Baton Rouge currently scores 13 points higher overall than Fort Polk South, 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 South: 34/100
Baton Rouge is 13 points higher.
Flood
Baton Rouge: 25/100 · Fort Polk South: 15/100
Baton Rouge is 10 points higher.
Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Fort Polk South: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baton Rouge: 32/100 · Fort Polk South: 19/100
Baton Rouge is 13 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Polk South: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baton Rouge: 98/100 · Fort Polk South: 87/100
Baton Rouge is 11 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Polk South: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baton Rouge: 58/100 · Fort Polk South: 12/100
Baton Rouge is 46 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Polk South: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baton Rouge: 48/100 · Fort Polk South: 19/100
Baton Rouge is 29 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Polk South: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baton Rouge: Unavailable · Fort Polk South: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fort Polk South: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · Fort Polk South: 68/100
Fort Polk South is 21 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Polk South: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baton Rouge: 18/100 · Fort Polk South: 20/100
Fort Polk South 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 South: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.