City vs city
Sweetwater vs Tellico Plains, TN
Tellico Plains currently scores 2 points higher overall than Sweetwater, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Sweetwater: 37/100 · Tellico Plains: 39/100
Tellico Plains is 2 points higher.
Flood
Sweetwater: 42/100 · Tellico Plains: 33/100
Sweetwater is 9 points higher.
Sweetwater: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Tellico Plains: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sweetwater: 13/100 · Tellico Plains: 13/100
No gap.
Sweetwater: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tellico Plains: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sweetwater: 46/100 · Tellico Plains: 45/100
Sweetwater is 1 points higher.
Sweetwater: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tellico Plains: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sweetwater: 0/100 · Tellico Plains: 0/100
No gap.
Sweetwater: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tellico Plains: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sweetwater: 34/100 · Tellico Plains: 23/100
Sweetwater is 11 points higher.
Sweetwater: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tellico Plains: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sweetwater: Unavailable · Tellico Plains: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sweetwater: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tellico Plains: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sweetwater: 51/100 · Tellico Plains: 83/100
Tellico Plains is 32 points higher.
Sweetwater: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tellico Plains: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sweetwater: 37/100 · Tellico Plains: 34/100
Sweetwater is 3 points higher.
Sweetwater: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tellico Plains: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.