City vs city
Gilliam vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 7 points higher overall than Gilliam, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Gilliam: 50/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 7 points higher.
Flood
Gilliam: 25/100 · Lake Charles: 32/100
Lake Charles is 7 points higher.
Gilliam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gilliam: 14/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Lake Charles is 23 points higher.
Gilliam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gilliam: 70/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Lake Charles is 9 points higher.
Gilliam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gilliam: 50/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 35 points higher.
Gilliam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gilliam: 100/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Gilliam is 2 points higher.
Gilliam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gilliam: Unavailable · Lake Charles: 94/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gilliam: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gilliam: 61/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Gilliam is 48 points higher.
Gilliam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gilliam: 27/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
Gilliam is 9 points higher.
Gilliam: 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.