City vs city
Empire vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 15 points higher overall than Empire, 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
Empire: 42/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 15 points higher.
Flood
Empire: 49/100 · Lake Charles: 32/100
Empire is 17 points higher.
Empire: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Empire: 65/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Empire is 28 points higher.
Empire: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Empire: 67/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Lake Charles is 12 points higher.
Empire: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Empire: 23/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 62 points higher.
Empire: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Empire: 8/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 90 points higher.
Empire: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Empire: 98/100 · Lake Charles: 94/100
Empire is 4 points higher.
Empire: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Empire: 4/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Lake Charles is 9 points higher.
Empire: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Empire: 22/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
Empire is 4 points higher.
Empire: 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.