City vs city
Elk Creek vs Mount Washington, KY
Mount Washington currently scores 9 points higher overall than Elk Creek, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Elk Creek: 26/100 · Mount Washington: 35/100
Mount Washington is 9 points higher.
Flood
Elk Creek: 36/100 · Mount Washington: 55/100
Mount Washington is 19 points higher.
Elk Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Mount Washington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elk Creek: 14/100 · Mount Washington: 14/100
No gap.
Elk Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mount Washington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elk Creek: 34/100 · Mount Washington: 34/100
No gap.
Elk Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mount Washington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elk Creek: 8/100 · Mount Washington: 12/100
Mount Washington is 4 points higher.
Elk Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Washington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elk Creek: 37/100 · Mount Washington: 60/100
Mount Washington is 23 points higher.
Elk Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Washington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elk Creek: Unavailable · Mount Washington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elk Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mount Washington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elk Creek: 21/100 · Mount Washington: 38/100
Mount Washington is 17 points higher.
Elk Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mount Washington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elk Creek: 31/100 · Mount Washington: 31/100
No gap.
Elk Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mount Washington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.