City vs city
Elizabethton vs Mountain City, TN
Elizabethton 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
Elizabethton: 29/100 · Mountain City: 26/100
Elizabethton is 3 points higher.
Flood
Elizabethton: 30/100 · Mountain City: 28/100
Elizabethton is 2 points higher.
Elizabethton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Mountain City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elizabethton: 14/100 · Mountain City: 15/100
Mountain City is 1 points higher.
Elizabethton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mountain City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elizabethton: 30/100 · Mountain City: 31/100
Mountain City is 1 points higher.
Elizabethton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mountain City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elizabethton: 8/100 · Mountain City: 0/100
Elizabethton is 8 points higher.
Elizabethton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elizabethton: 34/100 · Mountain City: 8/100
Elizabethton is 26 points higher.
Elizabethton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elizabethton: Unavailable · Mountain City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elizabethton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mountain City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elizabethton: 52/100 · Mountain City: 40/100
Elizabethton is 12 points higher.
Elizabethton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mountain City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elizabethton: 34/100 · Mountain City: 32/100
Elizabethton is 2 points higher.
Elizabethton: 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.