City vs city
French Settlement vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 6 points higher overall than French Settlement, 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
French Settlement: 51/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 6 points higher.
Flood
French Settlement: 39/100 · Lake Charles: 32/100
French Settlement is 7 points higher.
French Settlement: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
French Settlement: 34/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Lake Charles is 3 points higher.
French Settlement: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
French Settlement: 98/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
French Settlement is 19 points higher.
French Settlement: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
French Settlement: 12/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 73 points higher.
French Settlement: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
French Settlement: 51/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 47 points higher.
French Settlement: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
French Settlement: 98/100 · Lake Charles: 94/100
French Settlement is 4 points higher.
French Settlement: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
French Settlement: 45/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
French Settlement is 32 points higher.
French Settlement: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
French Settlement: 30/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
French Settlement is 12 points higher.
French Settlement: 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.