City vs city
Fort Polk North vs Lafayette, LA
Lafayette currently scores 10 points higher overall than Fort Polk North, 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
Fort Polk North: 36/100 · Lafayette: 46/100
Lafayette is 10 points higher.
Flood
Fort Polk North: 14/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
Lafayette is 10 points higher.
Fort Polk North: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Lafayette: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Polk North: 18/100 · Lafayette: 39/100
Lafayette is 21 points higher.
Fort Polk North: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Polk North: 84/100 · Lafayette: 88/100
Lafayette is 4 points higher.
Fort Polk North: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lafayette: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Polk North: 0/100 · Lafayette: 85/100
Lafayette is 85 points higher.
Fort Polk North: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Polk North: 11/100 · Lafayette: 24/100
Lafayette is 13 points higher.
Fort Polk North: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lafayette: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Polk North: Unavailable · Lafayette: 72/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Polk North: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lafayette: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fort Polk North: 66/100 · Lafayette: 13/100
Fort Polk North is 53 points higher.
Fort Polk North: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lafayette: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Polk North: 20/100 · Lafayette: 21/100
Lafayette is 1 points higher.
Fort Polk North: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lafayette: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.