City vs city
Lexington vs Nicholasville, KY
Nicholasville currently scores 7 points higher overall than Lexington, 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
Lexington: 26/100 · Nicholasville: 33/100
Nicholasville is 7 points higher.
Flood
Lexington: 39/100 · Nicholasville: 41/100
Nicholasville is 2 points higher.
Lexington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Nicholasville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lexington: 14/100 · Nicholasville: 14/100
No gap.
Lexington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Nicholasville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lexington: 35/100 · Nicholasville: 41/100
Nicholasville is 6 points higher.
Lexington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Nicholasville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lexington: 0/100 · Nicholasville: 19/100
Nicholasville is 19 points higher.
Lexington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Nicholasville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lexington: 20/100 · Nicholasville: 60/100
Nicholasville is 40 points higher.
Lexington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Nicholasville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lexington: Unavailable · Nicholasville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lexington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Nicholasville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lexington: 17/100 · Nicholasville: 23/100
Nicholasville is 6 points higher.
Lexington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Nicholasville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lexington: 31/100 · Nicholasville: 31/100
No gap.
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.
Nicholasville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.