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Lexington vs Manchester, KY

Manchester currently scores 7 points higher overall than Lexington, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Lexington

26/100

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Manchester

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 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

Lexington: 26/100 · Manchester: 33/100

Manchester is 7 points higher.

Flood

Lexington: 39/100 · Manchester: 44/100

Manchester is 5 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Lexington: 14/100 · Manchester: 14/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Lexington: 35/100 · Manchester: 39/100

Manchester is 4 points higher.

Lexington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Manchester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lexington: 0/100 · Manchester: 12/100

Manchester is 12 points higher.

Lexington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Manchester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lexington: 20/100 · Manchester: 41/100

Manchester is 21 points higher.

Lexington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Manchester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lexington: Unavailable · Manchester: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lexington: 17/100 · Manchester: 50/100

Manchester is 33 points higher.

Lexington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Manchester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Lexington: 31/100 · Manchester: 32/100

Manchester is 1 points higher.

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

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