City vs city
Dixie Inn vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 15 points higher overall than Dixie Inn, 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
Dixie Inn: 42/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 15 points higher.
Flood
Dixie Inn: 27/100 · Lake Charles: 32/100
Lake Charles is 5 points higher.
Dixie Inn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dixie Inn: 14/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Lake Charles is 23 points higher.
Dixie Inn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dixie Inn: 68/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Lake Charles is 11 points higher.
Dixie Inn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dixie Inn: 0/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 85 points higher.
Dixie Inn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dixie Inn: 74/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 24 points higher.
Dixie Inn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dixie Inn: Unavailable · Lake Charles: 94/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dixie Inn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Dixie Inn: 42/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Dixie Inn is 29 points higher.
Dixie Inn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dixie Inn: 28/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
Dixie Inn is 10 points higher.
Dixie Inn: 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.