City vs city
Belle Chasse vs New Orleans, LA
Belle Chasse currently scores 11 points higher overall than New Orleans, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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: 47/100
Belle Chasse is 11 points higher.
Flood
Belle Chasse: 35/100 · New Orleans: 30/100
Belle Chasse is 5 points higher.
Belle Chasse: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 36 features intersect this tile.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 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: 96/100
New Orleans is 8 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: 35/100
Belle Chasse is 23 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: 18/100
Belle Chasse is 66 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: 24/100
New Orleans is 4 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Belle Chasse: 25/100 · New Orleans: 23/100
Belle Chasse is 2 points higher.
Belle Chasse: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Orleans: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.