City vs city

Lake Charles vs Larose, LA

Lake Charles currently scores 16 points higher overall than Larose, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Lake Charles

53/100

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Larose

37/100

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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

Lake Charles: 53/100 · Larose: 37/100

Lake Charles is 16 points higher.

Flood

Lake Charles: 34/100 · Larose: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Larose: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Lake Charles: 37/100 · Larose: 58/100

Larose is 21 points higher.

Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Larose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Lake Charles: 77/100 · Larose: 76/100

Lake Charles is 1 points higher.

Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Larose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lake Charles: 35/100 · Larose: 23/100

Lake Charles is 12 points higher.

Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Larose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lake Charles: 70/100 · Larose: 11/100

Lake Charles is 59 points higher.

Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Larose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lake Charles: 99/100 · Larose: 97/100

Lake Charles is 2 points higher.

Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Larose: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Lake Charles: 55/100 · Larose: 13/100

Lake Charles is 42 points higher.

Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Larose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lake Charles: 18/100 · Larose: 20/100

Larose is 2 points higher.

Lake Charles: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Larose: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.