City vs city
Knoxville vs Mountain City, TN
Knoxville currently scores 16 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
Knoxville: 42/100 · Mountain City: 26/100
Knoxville is 16 points higher.
Flood
Knoxville: 29/100 · Mountain City: 28/100
Knoxville is 1 points higher.
Knoxville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Mountain City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Knoxville: 13/100 · Mountain City: 15/100
Mountain City is 2 points higher.
Knoxville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mountain City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Knoxville: 40/100 · Mountain City: 31/100
Knoxville is 9 points higher.
Knoxville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mountain City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Knoxville: 31/100 · Mountain City: 0/100
Knoxville is 31 points higher.
Knoxville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Knoxville: 100/100 · Mountain City: 8/100
Knoxville is 92 points higher.
Knoxville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Knoxville: Unavailable · Mountain City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Knoxville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mountain City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Knoxville: 48/100 · Mountain City: 40/100
Knoxville is 8 points higher.
Knoxville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mountain City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Knoxville: 33/100 · Mountain City: 32/100
Knoxville is 1 points higher.
Knoxville: 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.