City vs city
Paintsville vs Prestonsburg, KY
Prestonsburg currently scores 2 points higher overall than Paintsville, 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 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
Paintsville: 38/100 · Prestonsburg: 40/100
Prestonsburg is 2 points higher.
Flood
Paintsville: 38/100 · Prestonsburg: 39/100
Prestonsburg is 1 points higher.
Paintsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Prestonsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Paintsville: 14/100 · Prestonsburg: 14/100
No gap.
Paintsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Prestonsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Paintsville: 42/100 · Prestonsburg: 39/100
Paintsville is 3 points higher.
Paintsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Prestonsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Paintsville: 0/100 · Prestonsburg: 0/100
No gap.
Paintsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prestonsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Paintsville: 50/100 · Prestonsburg: 66/100
Prestonsburg is 16 points higher.
Paintsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prestonsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Paintsville: Unavailable · Prestonsburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Paintsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Prestonsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Paintsville: 50/100 · Prestonsburg: 50/100
No gap.
Paintsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Prestonsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Paintsville: 34/100 · Prestonsburg: 31/100
Paintsville is 3 points higher.
Paintsville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Prestonsburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.