City vs city
Lake Charles vs Monroe, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 13 points higher overall than Monroe, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Monroe: 44/100
Lake Charles is 13 points higher.
Flood
Lake Charles: 32/100 · Monroe: 37/100
Monroe is 5 points higher.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Monroe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Charles: 37/100 · Monroe: 14/100
Lake Charles is 23 points higher.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Monroe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Charles: 79/100 · Monroe: 70/100
Lake Charles is 9 points higher.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Monroe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Charles: 85/100 · Monroe: 42/100
Lake Charles is 43 points higher.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monroe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Charles: 98/100 · Monroe: 100/100
Monroe is 2 points higher.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monroe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Charles: 94/100 · Monroe: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Monroe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Charles: 13/100 · Monroe: 33/100
Monroe is 20 points higher.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Monroe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Charles: 18/100 · Monroe: 11/100
Lake Charles is 7 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.
Monroe: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.