City vs city
Knoxville vs Sewanee, TN
Knoxville currently scores 9 points higher overall than Sewanee, 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 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 · Sewanee: 33/100
Knoxville is 9 points higher.
Flood
Knoxville: 29/100 · Sewanee: 28/100
Knoxville is 1 points higher.
Knoxville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Sewanee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Knoxville: 13/100 · Sewanee: 14/100
Sewanee is 1 points higher.
Knoxville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sewanee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Knoxville: 40/100 · Sewanee: 51/100
Sewanee is 11 points higher.
Knoxville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sewanee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Knoxville: 31/100 · Sewanee: 0/100
Knoxville is 31 points higher.
Knoxville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sewanee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Knoxville: 100/100 · Sewanee: 13/100
Knoxville is 87 points higher.
Knoxville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sewanee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Knoxville: Unavailable · Sewanee: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Knoxville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sewanee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Knoxville: 48/100 · Sewanee: 61/100
Sewanee is 13 points higher.
Knoxville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sewanee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Knoxville: 33/100 · Sewanee: 33/100
No gap.
Knoxville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sewanee: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.