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Athens vs Huntsville, AL

Athens currently scores 3 points higher overall than Huntsville, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Athens

59/100

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Huntsville

56/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Athens: 59/100 · Huntsville: 56/100

Athens is 3 points higher.

Flood

Athens: 49/100 · Huntsville: 33/100

Athens is 16 points higher.

Athens: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Huntsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Athens: 15/100 · Huntsville: 14/100

Athens is 1 points higher.

Athens: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Huntsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Athens: 70/100 · Huntsville: 66/100

Athens is 4 points higher.

Athens: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Huntsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Athens: 100/100 · Huntsville: 100/100

No gap.

Athens: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Huntsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Athens: 100/100 · Huntsville: 100/100

No gap.

Athens: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Huntsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Athens: Unavailable · Huntsville: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Athens: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Huntsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Athens: 56/100 · Huntsville: 54/100

Athens is 2 points higher.

Athens: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Huntsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Athens: 26/100 · Huntsville: 24/100

Athens is 2 points higher.

Athens: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Huntsville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.