City vs city

Elizabethtown vs Nicholasville, KY

Elizabethtown currently scores 7 points higher overall than Nicholasville, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Elizabethtown

40/100

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Nicholasville

33/100

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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 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

Elizabethtown: 40/100 · Nicholasville: 33/100

Elizabethtown is 7 points higher.

Flood

Elizabethtown: 38/100 · Nicholasville: 41/100

Nicholasville is 3 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Elizabethtown: 14/100 · Nicholasville: 14/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Elizabethtown: 42/100 · Nicholasville: 41/100

Elizabethtown is 1 points higher.

Elizabethtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Nicholasville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Elizabethtown: 42/100 · Nicholasville: 19/100

Elizabethtown is 23 points higher.

Elizabethtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Nicholasville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Elizabethtown: 83/100 · Nicholasville: 60/100

Elizabethtown is 23 points higher.

Elizabethtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Nicholasville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Elizabethtown: Unavailable · Nicholasville: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Elizabethtown: 32/100 · Nicholasville: 23/100

Elizabethtown is 9 points higher.

Elizabethtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Nicholasville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Elizabethtown: 31/100 · Nicholasville: 31/100

No gap.

Elizabethtown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Nicholasville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.