City vs city
Ashville vs Auburn, AL
Auburn currently scores 8 points higher overall than Ashville, 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
Ashville: 42/100 · Auburn: 50/100
Auburn is 8 points higher.
Flood
Ashville: 48/100 · Auburn: 41/100
Ashville is 7 points higher.
Ashville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Auburn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ashville: 16/100 · Auburn: 18/100
Auburn is 2 points higher.
Ashville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Auburn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ashville: 69/100 · Auburn: 66/100
Ashville is 3 points higher.
Ashville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Auburn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ashville: 50/100 · Auburn: 62/100
Auburn is 12 points higher.
Ashville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Auburn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ashville: 24/100 · Auburn: 73/100
Auburn is 49 points higher.
Ashville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Auburn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ashville: Unavailable · Auburn: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ashville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Auburn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ashville: 58/100 · Auburn: 64/100
Auburn is 6 points higher.
Ashville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Auburn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ashville: 28/100 · Auburn: 28/100
No gap.
Ashville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Auburn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.