City vs city
Belle Chasse vs New Orleans, LA
New Orleans currently scores 3 points higher overall than Belle Chasse, 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 · New Orleans: 61/100
New Orleans is 3 points higher.
Flood
Belle Chasse: 35/100 · New Orleans: 25/100
Belle Chasse is 10 points higher.
Belle Chasse: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 36 features intersect this tile.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Chasse: 52/100 · New Orleans: 49/100
Belle Chasse is 3 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Chasse: 88/100 · New Orleans: 92/100
New Orleans is 4 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Chasse: 58/100 · New Orleans: 65/100
New Orleans is 7 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Chasse: 84/100 · New Orleans: 100/100
New Orleans is 16 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Chasse: 99/100 · New Orleans: 99/100
No gap.
Belle Chasse: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Belle Chasse: 20/100 · New Orleans: 31/100
New Orleans is 11 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Chasse: 25/100 · New Orleans: 26/100
New Orleans 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.
New Orleans: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.