City vs city
Empire vs Poydras, LA
Poydras currently scores 7 points higher overall than Empire, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Poydras: 49/100
Poydras is 7 points higher.
Flood
Empire: 49/100 · Poydras: 47/100
Empire is 2 points higher.
Empire: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Poydras: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Empire: 65/100 · Poydras: 54/100
Empire is 11 points higher.
Empire: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Poydras: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Empire: 67/100 · Poydras: 86/100
Poydras is 19 points higher.
Empire: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Poydras: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Empire: 23/100 · Poydras: 12/100
Empire is 11 points higher.
Empire: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poydras: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Empire: 8/100 · Poydras: 22/100
Poydras is 14 points higher.
Empire: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poydras: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Empire: 98/100 · Poydras: 99/100
Poydras is 1 points higher.
Empire: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Poydras: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Empire: 4/100 · Poydras: 51/100
Poydras is 47 points higher.
Empire: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Poydras: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Empire: 22/100 · Poydras: 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.
Poydras: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.