City vs city
Belle Chasse vs Jean Lafitte, LA
Belle Chasse currently scores 15 points higher overall than Jean Lafitte, 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
Belle Chasse: 58/100 · Jean Lafitte: 43/100
Belle Chasse is 15 points higher.
Flood
Belle Chasse: 35/100 · Jean Lafitte: 46/100
Jean Lafitte is 11 points higher.
Belle Chasse: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 36 features intersect this tile.
Jean Lafitte: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Chasse: 52/100 · Jean Lafitte: 54/100
Jean Lafitte is 2 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jean Lafitte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Chasse: 88/100 · Jean Lafitte: 84/100
Belle Chasse is 4 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jean Lafitte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Chasse: 58/100 · Jean Lafitte: 15/100
Belle Chasse is 43 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jean Lafitte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Chasse: 84/100 · Jean Lafitte: 8/100
Belle Chasse is 76 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jean Lafitte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Chasse: 99/100 · Jean Lafitte: 99/100
No gap.
Belle Chasse: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Jean Lafitte: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Belle Chasse: 20/100 · Jean Lafitte: 8/100
Belle Chasse is 12 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jean Lafitte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Chasse: 25/100 · Jean Lafitte: 26/100
Jean Lafitte is 1 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Jean Lafitte: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.