City vs city
Chattanooga vs Forest Hills, TN
Chattanooga currently scores 11 points higher overall than Forest Hills, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Chattanooga: 41/100 · Forest Hills: 30/100
Chattanooga is 11 points higher.
Flood
Chattanooga: 37/100 · Forest Hills: 34/100
Chattanooga is 3 points higher.
Chattanooga: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Forest Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chattanooga: 14/100 · Forest Hills: 14/100
No gap.
Chattanooga: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Forest Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chattanooga: 52/100 · Forest Hills: 53/100
Forest Hills is 1 points higher.
Chattanooga: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Forest Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chattanooga: 4/100 · Forest Hills: 8/100
Forest Hills is 4 points higher.
Chattanooga: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chattanooga: 75/100 · Forest Hills: 50/100
Chattanooga is 25 points higher.
Chattanooga: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chattanooga: Unavailable · Forest Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chattanooga: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Forest Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chattanooga: 69/100 · Forest Hills: 21/100
Chattanooga is 48 points higher.
Chattanooga: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Forest Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chattanooga: 36/100 · Forest Hills: 30/100
Chattanooga is 6 points higher.
Chattanooga: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Forest Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.