City vs city
Kentwood vs Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 21 points higher overall than Kentwood, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Kentwood: 36/100 · Lake Charles: 57/100
Lake Charles is 21 points higher.
Flood
Kentwood: 0/100 · Lake Charles: 32/100
Lake Charles is 32 points higher.
Kentwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kentwood: 26/100 · Lake Charles: 37/100
Lake Charles is 11 points higher.
Kentwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kentwood: 99/100 · Lake Charles: 79/100
Kentwood is 20 points higher.
Kentwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kentwood: 15/100 · Lake Charles: 85/100
Lake Charles is 70 points higher.
Kentwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kentwood: 13/100 · Lake Charles: 98/100
Lake Charles is 85 points higher.
Kentwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kentwood: Unavailable · Lake Charles: 94/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kentwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Kentwood: 73/100 · Lake Charles: 13/100
Kentwood is 60 points higher.
Kentwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Kentwood: 27/100 · Lake Charles: 18/100
Kentwood is 9 points higher.
Kentwood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lake Charles: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.