City vs city
Lake Charles vs Lockport Heights, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 21 points higher overall than Lockport Heights, 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
Lake Charles: 57/100 · Lockport Heights: 36/100
Lake Charles is 21 points higher.
Flood
Lake Charles: 32/100 · Lockport Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Lockport Heights: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Lake Charles: 37/100 · Lockport Heights: 55/100
Lockport Heights is 18 points higher.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lockport Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Charles: 79/100 · Lockport Heights: 82/100
Lockport Heights is 3 points higher.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lockport Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Charles: 85/100 · Lockport Heights: 15/100
Lake Charles is 70 points higher.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lockport Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Charles: 98/100 · Lockport Heights: 13/100
Lake Charles is 85 points higher.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lockport Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Charles: 94/100 · Lockport Heights: 97/100
Lockport Heights is 3 points higher.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lockport Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lake Charles: 13/100 · Lockport Heights: 9/100
Lake Charles is 4 points higher.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lockport Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Charles: 18/100 · Lockport Heights: 14/100
Lake Charles is 4 points higher.
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.
Lockport Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.