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Covington vs Newport, KY

Newport currently scores 3 points higher overall than Covington, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Covington

33/100

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Newport

36/100

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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

Covington: 33/100 · Newport: 36/100

Newport is 3 points higher.

Flood

Covington: 14/100 · Newport: 16/100

Newport is 2 points higher.

Covington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Newport: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Covington: 15/100 · Newport: 15/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Covington: 50/100 · Newport: 49/100

Covington is 1 points higher.

Covington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Newport: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Covington: 8/100 · Newport: 0/100

Covington is 8 points higher.

Covington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Newport: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Covington: 95/100 · Newport: 100/100

Newport is 5 points higher.

Covington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Newport: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Covington: Unavailable · Newport: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Covington: 11/100 · Newport: 2/100

Covington is 9 points higher.

Covington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Newport: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Covington: 36/100 · Newport: 35/100

Covington is 1 points higher.

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

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