City vs city
Metairie vs Port Sulphur, LA
Metairie currently scores 20 points higher overall than Port Sulphur, 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 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
Metairie: 61/100 · Port Sulphur: 41/100
Metairie is 20 points higher.
Flood
Metairie: 25/100 · Port Sulphur: 49/100
Port Sulphur is 24 points higher.
Metairie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Port Sulphur: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Metairie: 49/100 · Port Sulphur: 64/100
Port Sulphur is 15 points higher.
Metairie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Port Sulphur: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Metairie: 92/100 · Port Sulphur: 72/100
Metairie is 20 points higher.
Metairie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Port Sulphur: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Metairie: 65/100 · Port Sulphur: 12/100
Metairie is 53 points higher.
Metairie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Sulphur: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Metairie: 100/100 · Port Sulphur: 2/100
Metairie is 98 points higher.
Metairie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Sulphur: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Metairie: 99/100 · Port Sulphur: 99/100
No gap.
Metairie: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Port Sulphur: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Metairie: 31/100 · Port Sulphur: 8/100
Metairie is 23 points higher.
Metairie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Port Sulphur: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Metairie: 26/100 · Port Sulphur: 22/100
Metairie is 4 points higher.
Metairie: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Port Sulphur: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.