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City vs city

Knoxville vs Louisville, TN

Knoxville currently scores 7 points higher overall than Louisville, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Knoxville

42/100

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Louisville

35/100

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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

Knoxville: 42/100 · Louisville: 35/100

Knoxville is 7 points higher.

Flood

Knoxville: 29/100 · Louisville: 46/100

Louisville is 17 points higher.

Knoxville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Louisville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Knoxville: 13/100 · Louisville: 13/100

No gap.

Knoxville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Louisville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Knoxville: 40/100 · Louisville: 41/100

Louisville is 1 points higher.

Knoxville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Louisville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Knoxville: 31/100 · Louisville: 27/100

Knoxville is 4 points higher.

Knoxville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Louisville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Knoxville: 100/100 · Louisville: 71/100

Knoxville is 29 points higher.

Knoxville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Louisville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Knoxville: Unavailable · Louisville: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Knoxville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Louisville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Knoxville: 48/100 · Louisville: 12/100

Knoxville is 36 points higher.

Knoxville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Louisville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Knoxville: 33/100 · Louisville: 33/100

No gap.

Knoxville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Louisville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.