City vs city
Baton Rouge vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 10 points higher overall than Baton Rouge, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 10 points higher.
Flood
Baton Rouge: 25/100 · Lake Charles: 32/100
Lake Charles is 7 points higher.
Baton Rouge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baton Rouge: 32/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Lake Charles is 5 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baton Rouge: 98/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Baton Rouge is 19 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baton Rouge: 58/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 27 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baton Rouge: 48/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 50 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baton Rouge: Unavailable · Lake Charles: 94/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baton Rouge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Baton Rouge: 47/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Baton Rouge is 34 points higher.
Baton Rouge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baton Rouge: 18/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
No gap.
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.
Lake Charles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.