City vs city
Memphis vs Oak Ridge, TN
Memphis currently scores 9 points higher overall than Oak Ridge, 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 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
Memphis: 51/100 · Oak Ridge: 42/100
Memphis is 9 points higher.
Flood
Memphis: 38/100 · Oak Ridge: 99/100
Oak Ridge is 61 points higher.
Memphis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Oak Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Memphis: 14/100 · Oak Ridge: 13/100
Memphis is 1 points higher.
Memphis: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Oak Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Memphis: 62/100 · Oak Ridge: 43/100
Memphis is 19 points higher.
Memphis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Oak Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Memphis: 81/100 · Oak Ridge: 0/100
Memphis is 81 points higher.
Memphis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Memphis: 90/100 · Oak Ridge: 29/100
Memphis is 61 points higher.
Memphis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Memphis: Unavailable · Oak Ridge: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Memphis: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Oak Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Memphis: 44/100 · Oak Ridge: 35/100
Memphis is 9 points higher.
Memphis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Oak Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Memphis: 26/100 · Oak Ridge: 35/100
Oak Ridge is 9 points higher.
Memphis: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Oak Ridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.