City vs city
Elizabethtown vs Paintsville, KY
Paintsville currently scores 8 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 · Paintsville: 38/100
Paintsville is 8 points higher.
Flood
Elizabethtown: 42/100 · Paintsville: 38/100
Elizabethtown is 4 points higher.
Elizabethtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Paintsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elizabethtown: 14/100 · Paintsville: 14/100
No gap.
Elizabethtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paintsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elizabethtown: 45/100 · Paintsville: 42/100
Elizabethtown is 3 points higher.
Elizabethtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paintsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elizabethtown: 8/100 · Paintsville: 0/100
Elizabethtown is 8 points higher.
Elizabethtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paintsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elizabethtown: 36/100 · Paintsville: 50/100
Paintsville is 14 points higher.
Elizabethtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paintsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elizabethtown: Unavailable · Paintsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elizabethtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paintsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elizabethtown: 35/100 · Paintsville: 50/100
Paintsville is 15 points higher.
Elizabethtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paintsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elizabethtown: 31/100 · Paintsville: 34/100
Paintsville is 3 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.
Paintsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.