City vs city
Bluff City vs Mountain City, TN
Bluff City currently scores 3 points higher overall than Mountain City, 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 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
Bluff City: 29/100 · Mountain City: 26/100
Bluff City is 3 points higher.
Flood
Bluff City: 32/100 · Mountain City: 28/100
Bluff City is 4 points higher.
Bluff City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Mountain City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bluff City: 14/100 · Mountain City: 15/100
Mountain City is 1 points higher.
Bluff City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mountain City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bluff City: 29/100 · Mountain City: 31/100
Mountain City is 2 points higher.
Bluff City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mountain City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bluff City: 0/100 · Mountain City: 0/100
No gap.
Bluff City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bluff City: 30/100 · Mountain City: 8/100
Bluff City is 22 points higher.
Bluff City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bluff City: Unavailable · Mountain City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bluff City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mountain City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bluff City: 36/100 · Mountain City: 40/100
Mountain City is 4 points higher.
Bluff City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mountain City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bluff City: 34/100 · Mountain City: 32/100
Bluff City is 2 points higher.
Bluff City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mountain City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.