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Auburn vs Lexington, KY

Auburn currently scores 4 points higher overall than Lexington, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Auburn

30/100

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Lexington

26/100

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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

Auburn: 30/100 · Lexington: 26/100

Auburn is 4 points higher.

Flood

Auburn: 46/100 · Lexington: 39/100

Auburn is 7 points higher.

Auburn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Lexington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Auburn: 14/100 · Lexington: 14/100

No gap.

Auburn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lexington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Auburn: 55/100 · Lexington: 35/100

Auburn is 20 points higher.

Auburn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lexington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Auburn: 0/100 · Lexington: 0/100

No gap.

Auburn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lexington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Auburn: 7/100 · Lexington: 20/100

Lexington is 13 points higher.

Auburn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lexington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Auburn: Unavailable · Lexington: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Auburn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Lexington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Auburn: 25/100 · Lexington: 17/100

Auburn is 8 points higher.

Auburn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lexington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Auburn: 34/100 · Lexington: 31/100

Auburn is 3 points higher.

Auburn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Lexington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.