City vs city
Lake Charles vs New Orleans, LA
Lake Charles currently scores 10 points higher overall than New Orleans, 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 · New Orleans: 47/100
Lake Charles is 10 points higher.
Flood
Lake Charles: 32/100 · New Orleans: 30/100
Lake Charles is 2 points higher.
Lake Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Charles: 37/100 · New Orleans: 49/100
New Orleans is 12 points higher.
Lake Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Charles: 79/100 · New Orleans: 96/100
New Orleans is 17 points higher.
Lake Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Charles: 85/100 · New Orleans: 35/100
Lake Charles is 50 points higher.
Lake Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Charles: 98/100 · New Orleans: 18/100
Lake Charles is 80 points higher.
Lake Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Charles: 94/100 · New Orleans: 99/100
New Orleans is 5 points higher.
Lake Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lake Charles: 13/100 · New Orleans: 24/100
New Orleans is 11 points higher.
Lake Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Charles: 18/100 · New Orleans: 23/100
New Orleans is 5 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.
New Orleans: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.