City vs city
Covington vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 7 points higher overall than Covington, 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
Covington: 50/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 7 points higher.
Flood
Covington: 45/100 · Lake Charles: 32/100
Covington is 13 points higher.
Covington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Covington: 37/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
No gap.
Covington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Covington: 100/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Covington is 21 points higher.
Covington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Covington: 23/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 62 points higher.
Covington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Covington: 12/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 86 points higher.
Covington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Covington: 98/100 · Lake Charles: 94/100
Covington is 4 points higher.
Covington: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Covington: 62/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Covington is 49 points higher.
Covington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Covington: 23/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
Covington is 5 points higher.
Covington: 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.