City vs city
Nicholasville vs Richmond, KY
Richmond currently scores 4 points higher overall than Nicholasville, 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
Nicholasville: 33/100 · Richmond: 37/100
Richmond is 4 points higher.
Flood
Nicholasville: 41/100 · Richmond: 39/100
Nicholasville is 2 points higher.
Nicholasville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Nicholasville: 14/100 · Richmond: 14/100
No gap.
Nicholasville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Nicholasville: 41/100 · Richmond: 44/100
Richmond is 3 points higher.
Nicholasville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Nicholasville: 19/100 · Richmond: 0/100
Nicholasville is 19 points higher.
Nicholasville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Nicholasville: 60/100 · Richmond: 68/100
Richmond is 8 points higher.
Nicholasville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Nicholasville: Unavailable · Richmond: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Nicholasville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Nicholasville: 23/100 · Richmond: 28/100
Richmond is 5 points higher.
Nicholasville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Nicholasville: 31/100 · Richmond: 31/100
No gap.
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.
Richmond: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.