City vs city
Louisa vs Paintsville, KY
Paintsville currently scores 5 points higher overall than Louisa, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Louisa: 33/100 · Paintsville: 38/100
Paintsville is 5 points higher.
Flood
Louisa: 21/100 · Paintsville: 38/100
Paintsville is 17 points higher.
Louisa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Paintsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Louisa: 15/100 · Paintsville: 14/100
Louisa is 1 points higher.
Louisa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paintsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Louisa: 43/100 · Paintsville: 42/100
Louisa is 1 points higher.
Louisa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paintsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Louisa: 23/100 · Paintsville: 0/100
Louisa is 23 points higher.
Louisa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paintsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Louisa: 47/100 · Paintsville: 50/100
Paintsville is 3 points higher.
Louisa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paintsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Louisa: Unavailable · Paintsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Louisa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paintsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Louisa: 48/100 · Paintsville: 50/100
Paintsville is 2 points higher.
Louisa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paintsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Louisa: 36/100 · Paintsville: 34/100
Louisa is 2 points higher.
Louisa: 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.