City vs city
Brownsville vs Knoxville, TN
Knoxville currently scores 9 points higher overall than Brownsville, 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
Brownsville: 33/100 · Knoxville: 42/100
Knoxville is 9 points higher.
Flood
Brownsville: 51/100 · Knoxville: 29/100
Brownsville is 22 points higher.
Brownsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Knoxville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brownsville: 14/100 · Knoxville: 13/100
Brownsville is 1 points higher.
Brownsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Knoxville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brownsville: 63/100 · Knoxville: 40/100
Brownsville is 23 points higher.
Brownsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Knoxville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brownsville: 15/100 · Knoxville: 31/100
Knoxville is 16 points higher.
Brownsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Knoxville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brownsville: 17/100 · Knoxville: 100/100
Knoxville is 83 points higher.
Brownsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Knoxville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brownsville: Unavailable · Knoxville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brownsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Knoxville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brownsville: 43/100 · Knoxville: 48/100
Knoxville is 5 points higher.
Brownsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Knoxville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brownsville: 26/100 · Knoxville: 33/100
Knoxville is 7 points higher.
Brownsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Knoxville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.