City vs city
Denham Springs vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 6 points higher overall than Denham Springs, 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
Denham Springs: 51/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 6 points higher.
Flood
Denham Springs: 38/100 · Lake Charles: 32/100
Denham Springs is 6 points higher.
Denham Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Denham Springs: 32/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Lake Charles is 5 points higher.
Denham Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Denham Springs: 98/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Denham Springs is 19 points higher.
Denham Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Denham Springs: 35/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 50 points higher.
Denham Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Denham Springs: 73/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 25 points higher.
Denham Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Denham Springs: 68/100 · Lake Charles: 94/100
Lake Charles is 26 points higher.
Denham Springs: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Denham Springs: 38/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Denham Springs is 25 points higher.
Denham Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Denham Springs: 28/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
Denham Springs is 10 points higher.
Denham Springs: 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.