City vs city
Akron vs Birmingham, AL
Birmingham currently scores 6 points higher overall than Akron, 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
Akron: 46/100 · Birmingham: 52/100
Birmingham is 6 points higher.
Flood
Akron: 74/100 · Birmingham: 34/100
Akron is 40 points higher.
Akron: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Akron: 19/100 · Birmingham: 17/100
Akron is 2 points higher.
Akron: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Akron: 71/100 · Birmingham: 66/100
Akron is 5 points higher.
Akron: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Akron: 0/100 · Birmingham: 65/100
Birmingham is 65 points higher.
Akron: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Akron: 30/100 · Birmingham: 100/100
Birmingham is 70 points higher.
Akron: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Akron: Unavailable · Birmingham: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Akron: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Akron: 57/100 · Birmingham: 57/100
No gap.
Akron: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Akron: 27/100 · Birmingham: 28/100
Birmingham is 1 points higher.
Akron: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Birmingham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.