City vs city
Elizabethtown vs Independence, KY
Independence currently scores 1 points higher overall than Elizabethtown, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Elizabethtown: 30/100 · Independence: 31/100
Independence is 1 points higher.
Flood
Elizabethtown: 42/100 · Independence: 41/100
Elizabethtown is 1 points higher.
Elizabethtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Independence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elizabethtown: 14/100 · Independence: 15/100
Independence is 1 points higher.
Elizabethtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Independence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elizabethtown: 45/100 · Independence: 47/100
Independence is 2 points higher.
Elizabethtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Independence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elizabethtown: 8/100 · Independence: 27/100
Independence is 19 points higher.
Elizabethtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Independence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elizabethtown: 36/100 · Independence: 52/100
Independence is 16 points higher.
Elizabethtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Independence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elizabethtown: Unavailable · Independence: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elizabethtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Independence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elizabethtown: 35/100 · Independence: 4/100
Elizabethtown is 31 points higher.
Elizabethtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Independence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elizabethtown: 31/100 · Independence: 33/100
Independence is 2 points higher.
Elizabethtown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Independence: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.