City vs city
Auburn vs Bessemer, AL
Bessemer currently scores 7 points higher overall than Auburn, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 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
Auburn: 50/100 · Bessemer: 57/100
Bessemer is 7 points higher.
Flood
Auburn: 41/100 · Bessemer: 33/100
Auburn is 8 points higher.
Auburn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Bessemer: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Auburn: 18/100 · Bessemer: 17/100
Auburn is 1 points higher.
Auburn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Bessemer: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Auburn: 66/100 · Bessemer: 65/100
Auburn is 1 points higher.
Auburn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Bessemer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Auburn: 62/100 · Bessemer: 100/100
Bessemer is 38 points higher.
Auburn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bessemer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Auburn: 73/100 · Bessemer: 92/100
Bessemer is 19 points higher.
Auburn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Bessemer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Auburn: Unavailable · Bessemer: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Auburn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Bessemer: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Auburn: 64/100 · Bessemer: 67/100
Bessemer is 3 points higher.
Auburn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Bessemer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Auburn: 28/100 · Bessemer: 26/100
Auburn is 2 points higher.
Auburn: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Bessemer: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.