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Auburn vs Mountain Brook, AL

Auburn currently scores 3 points higher overall than Mountain Brook, with the largest gap in hail.

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

Auburn

50/100

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Mountain Brook

47/100

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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

Auburn: 50/100 · Mountain Brook: 47/100

Auburn is 3 points higher.

Flood

Auburn: 41/100 · Mountain Brook: 31/100

Auburn is 10 points higher.

Auburn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Mountain Brook: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Auburn: 18/100 · Mountain Brook: 17/100

Auburn is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Auburn: 66/100 · Mountain Brook: 64/100

Auburn is 2 points higher.

Auburn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Mountain Brook: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Auburn: 62/100 · Mountain Brook: 46/100

Auburn is 16 points higher.

Auburn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Mountain Brook: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Auburn: 73/100 · Mountain Brook: 93/100

Mountain Brook is 20 points higher.

Auburn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Mountain Brook: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Auburn: Unavailable · Mountain Brook: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Auburn: 64/100 · Mountain Brook: 49/100

Auburn is 15 points higher.

Auburn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Mountain Brook: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Auburn: 28/100 · Mountain Brook: 28/100

No gap.

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

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