City vs city
Fort Polk North vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 21 points higher overall than Fort Polk North, 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
Fort Polk North: 36/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 21 points higher.
Flood
Fort Polk North: 14/100 · Lake Charles: 32/100
Lake Charles is 18 points higher.
Fort Polk North: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Polk North: 18/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Lake Charles is 19 points higher.
Fort Polk North: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Polk North: 84/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Fort Polk North is 5 points higher.
Fort Polk North: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Polk North: 0/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 85 points higher.
Fort Polk North: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Polk North: 11/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 87 points higher.
Fort Polk North: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Polk North: Unavailable · Lake Charles: 94/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Polk North: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fort Polk North: 66/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Fort Polk North is 53 points higher.
Fort Polk North: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Polk North: 20/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
Fort Polk North is 2 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.
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.