City vs city
Belle Chasse vs Lake Charles, LA
Belle Chasse currently scores 1 points higher overall than Lake Charles, 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
Belle Chasse: 58/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Belle Chasse is 1 points higher.
Flood
Belle Chasse: 35/100 · Lake Charles: 32/100
Belle Chasse is 3 points higher.
Belle Chasse: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 36 features intersect this tile.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Chasse: 52/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Belle Chasse is 15 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Chasse: 88/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Belle Chasse is 9 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Chasse: 58/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 27 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Chasse: 84/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 14 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Chasse: 99/100 · Lake Charles: 94/100
Belle Chasse is 5 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Belle Chasse: 20/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Belle Chasse is 7 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Chasse: 25/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
Belle Chasse is 7 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.
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.