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Highest risk cities in Tennessee

Highest flood risk cities in Tennessee

Ranked city list for flood-prone areas, based on 502/502 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Flood score

50/100

Updated Mon, Nov 9, 7:17 PM.

502/502 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by flood score from 502 evaluated locations.

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#1

Mercer, TN

50 points above the state reference

#2

Norris, TN

50 points above the state reference

#3

Rocky Top, TN

50 points above the state reference

#4

Oak Ridge, TN

49 points above the state reference

#5

Caryville, TN

48 points above the state reference

#6

Fincastle, TN

48 points above the state reference

#7

Jacksboro, TN

48 points above the state reference

#8

Jellico, TN

48 points above the state reference

#9

La Follette, TN

48 points above the state reference

#10

Milledgeville, TN

44 points above the state reference

#11

Morris Chapel, TN

44 points above the state reference

#12

Humboldt, TN

37 points above the state reference

#13

Greenfield, TN

35 points above the state reference

#14

Shiloh, TN

35 points above the state reference

#15

Ridgely, TN

32 points above the state reference

#16

Yorkville, TN

31 points above the state reference

#17

Kenton, TN

28 points above the state reference

#18

Bogota, TN

26 points above the state reference

#19

Miston, TN

26 points above the state reference

#20

Savannah, TN

26 points above the state reference

#21

Baneberry, TN

23 points above the state reference

#22

Fowlkes, TN

21 points above the state reference

#23

New Johnsonville, TN

18 points above the state reference

#24

Adamsville, TN

16 points above the state reference

#25

Crump, TN

16 points above the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across502/502 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.