City vs city
Akron vs Cottondale, AL
Akron currently scores 6 points higher overall than Cottondale, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Cottondale: 40/100
Akron is 6 points higher.
Flood
Akron: 74/100 · Cottondale: 37/100
Akron is 37 points higher.
Akron: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Cottondale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Akron: 19/100 · Cottondale: 18/100
Akron is 1 points higher.
Akron: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cottondale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Akron: 71/100 · Cottondale: 69/100
Akron is 2 points higher.
Akron: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cottondale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Akron: 0/100 · Cottondale: 0/100
No gap.
Akron: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottondale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Akron: 30/100 · Cottondale: 41/100
Cottondale is 11 points higher.
Akron: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottondale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Akron: Unavailable · Cottondale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Akron: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cottondale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Akron: 57/100 · Cottondale: 48/100
Akron is 9 points higher.
Akron: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cottondale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Akron: 27/100 · Cottondale: 26/100
Akron 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.
Cottondale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.