City vs city
Louisville vs Prestonsburg, KY
Prestonsburg currently scores 3 points higher overall than Louisville, 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
Louisville: 37/100 · Prestonsburg: 40/100
Prestonsburg is 3 points higher.
Flood
Louisville: 55/100 · Prestonsburg: 39/100
Louisville is 16 points higher.
Louisville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Prestonsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Louisville: 14/100 · Prestonsburg: 14/100
No gap.
Louisville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Prestonsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Louisville: 33/100 · Prestonsburg: 39/100
Prestonsburg is 6 points higher.
Louisville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Prestonsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Louisville: 12/100 · Prestonsburg: 0/100
Louisville is 12 points higher.
Louisville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prestonsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Louisville: 92/100 · Prestonsburg: 66/100
Louisville is 26 points higher.
Louisville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prestonsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Louisville: Unavailable · Prestonsburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Louisville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Prestonsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Louisville: 18/100 · Prestonsburg: 50/100
Prestonsburg is 32 points higher.
Louisville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Prestonsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Louisville: 32/100 · Prestonsburg: 31/100
Louisville is 1 points higher.
Louisville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Prestonsburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.