City vs city
Kingsport vs Knoxville, TN
Knoxville currently scores 4 points higher overall than Kingsport, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Kingsport: 38/100 · Knoxville: 42/100
Knoxville is 4 points higher.
Flood
Kingsport: 0/100 · Knoxville: 29/100
Knoxville is 29 points higher.
Kingsport: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Knoxville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kingsport: 14/100 · Knoxville: 13/100
Kingsport is 1 points higher.
Kingsport: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Knoxville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kingsport: 30/100 · Knoxville: 40/100
Knoxville is 10 points higher.
Kingsport: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Knoxville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kingsport: 0/100 · Knoxville: 31/100
Knoxville is 31 points higher.
Kingsport: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Knoxville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kingsport: 100/100 · Knoxville: 100/100
No gap.
Kingsport: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Knoxville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kingsport: Unavailable · Knoxville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kingsport: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Knoxville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kingsport: 51/100 · Knoxville: 48/100
Kingsport is 3 points higher.
Kingsport: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Knoxville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Kingsport: 35/100 · Knoxville: 33/100
Kingsport is 2 points higher.
Kingsport: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Knoxville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.