City vs city
Fort Polk South vs Metairie, LA
Metairie currently scores 27 points higher overall than Fort Polk South, 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 South: 34/100 · Metairie: 61/100
Metairie is 27 points higher.
Flood
Fort Polk South: 15/100 · Metairie: 25/100
Metairie is 10 points higher.
Fort Polk South: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Metairie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Polk South: 19/100 · Metairie: 49/100
Metairie is 30 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Metairie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Polk South: 87/100 · Metairie: 92/100
Metairie is 5 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Metairie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Polk South: 12/100 · Metairie: 65/100
Metairie is 53 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Metairie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Polk South: 19/100 · Metairie: 100/100
Metairie is 81 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Metairie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Polk South: Unavailable · Metairie: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Polk South: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Metairie: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fort Polk South: 68/100 · Metairie: 31/100
Fort Polk South is 37 points higher.
Fort Polk South: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Metairie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Polk South: 20/100 · Metairie: 26/100
Metairie is 6 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.
Metairie: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.