City vs city
New Orleans vs Ponchatoula, LA
New Orleans currently scores 8 points higher overall than Ponchatoula, 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
New Orleans: 61/100 · Ponchatoula: 53/100
New Orleans is 8 points higher.
Flood
New Orleans: 25/100 · Ponchatoula: 29/100
Ponchatoula is 4 points higher.
New Orleans: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Ponchatoula: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Orleans: 49/100 · Ponchatoula: 33/100
New Orleans is 16 points higher.
New Orleans: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ponchatoula: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Orleans: 92/100 · Ponchatoula: 100/100
Ponchatoula is 8 points higher.
New Orleans: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ponchatoula: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Orleans: 65/100 · Ponchatoula: 50/100
New Orleans is 15 points higher.
New Orleans: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponchatoula: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Orleans: 100/100 · Ponchatoula: 25/100
New Orleans is 75 points higher.
New Orleans: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ponchatoula: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Orleans: 99/100 · Ponchatoula: 98/100
New Orleans is 1 points higher.
New Orleans: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ponchatoula: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
New Orleans: 31/100 · Ponchatoula: 58/100
Ponchatoula is 27 points higher.
New Orleans: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ponchatoula: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Orleans: 26/100 · Ponchatoula: 28/100
Ponchatoula is 2 points higher.
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.
Ponchatoula: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.