City vs city

Louisville vs Richmond, KY

Richmond currently scores 8 points higher overall than Louisville, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Louisville

36/100

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Richmond

44/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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: 36/100 · Richmond: 44/100

Richmond is 8 points higher.

Flood

Louisville: 41/100 · Richmond: 39/100

Louisville is 2 points higher.

Louisville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Louisville: 14/100 · Richmond: 14/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Louisville: 32/100 · Richmond: 44/100

Richmond is 12 points higher.

Louisville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Louisville: 38/100 · Richmond: 38/100

No gap.

Louisville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Louisville: 61/100 · Richmond: 100/100

Richmond is 39 points higher.

Louisville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Louisville: Unavailable · Richmond: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Louisville: 36/100 · Richmond: 40/100

Richmond is 4 points higher.

Louisville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Louisville: 32/100 · Richmond: 31/100

Louisville is 1 points higher.

Louisville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Richmond: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.