City vs city
Fort Polk South vs Merryville, LA
Merryville currently scores 4 points higher overall than Fort Polk South, 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 South: 34/100 · Merryville: 38/100
Merryville is 4 points higher.
Flood
Fort Polk South: 15/100 · Merryville: 7/100
Fort Polk South is 8 points higher.
Fort Polk South: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Merryville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Polk South: 19/100 · Merryville: 24/100
Merryville is 5 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merryville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Polk South: 87/100 · Merryville: 88/100
Merryville is 1 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merryville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Polk South: 12/100 · Merryville: 31/100
Merryville is 19 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merryville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Polk South: 19/100 · Merryville: 25/100
Merryville is 6 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merryville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Polk South: Unavailable · Merryville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Polk South: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Merryville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Polk South: 68/100 · Merryville: 70/100
Merryville is 2 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merryville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Polk South: 20/100 · Merryville: 19/100
Fort Polk South is 1 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Merryville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.