City vs city
Lake Charles vs Moss Bluff, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 12 points higher overall than Moss Bluff, 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 · Moss Bluff: 45/100
Lake Charles is 12 points higher.
Flood
Lake Charles: 32/100 · Moss Bluff: 25/100
Lake Charles is 7 points higher.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Moss Bluff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Charles: 37/100 · Moss Bluff: 34/100
Lake Charles is 3 points higher.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Moss Bluff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Charles: 79/100 · Moss Bluff: 81/100
Moss Bluff is 2 points higher.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Moss Bluff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Charles: 85/100 · Moss Bluff: 12/100
Lake Charles is 73 points higher.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Moss Bluff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Charles: 98/100 · Moss Bluff: 56/100
Lake Charles is 42 points higher.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Moss Bluff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Charles: 94/100 · Moss Bluff: 92/100
Lake Charles is 2 points higher.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Moss Bluff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lake Charles: 13/100 · Moss Bluff: 44/100
Moss Bluff is 31 points higher.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Moss Bluff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Charles: 18/100 · Moss Bluff: 18/100
No gap.
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.
Moss Bluff: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.