City vs city
Golden Meadow vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 21 points higher overall than Golden Meadow, 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
Golden Meadow: 36/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 21 points higher.
Flood
Golden Meadow: Unavailable · Lake Charles: 32/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Golden Meadow: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Golden Meadow: 64/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Golden Meadow is 27 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Golden Meadow: 66/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Lake Charles is 13 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Golden Meadow: 31/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 54 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Golden Meadow: 10/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 88 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Golden Meadow: 95/100 · Lake Charles: 94/100
Golden Meadow is 1 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Golden Meadow: 1/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Lake Charles is 12 points higher.
Golden Meadow: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Golden Meadow: 21/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
Golden Meadow is 3 points higher.
Golden Meadow: 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.