City vs city
Auburn vs Opelika, AL
Auburn currently scores 9 points higher overall than Opelika, 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 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
Auburn: 50/100 · Opelika: 41/100
Auburn is 9 points higher.
Flood
Auburn: 41/100 · Opelika: 31/100
Auburn is 10 points higher.
Auburn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Opelika: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Auburn: 18/100 · Opelika: 18/100
No gap.
Auburn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Opelika: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Auburn: 66/100 · Opelika: 66/100
No gap.
Auburn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Opelika: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Auburn: 62/100 · Opelika: 15/100
Auburn is 47 points higher.
Auburn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Opelika: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Auburn: 73/100 · Opelika: 66/100
Auburn is 7 points higher.
Auburn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Opelika: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Auburn: Unavailable · Opelika: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Auburn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Opelika: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Auburn: 64/100 · Opelika: 62/100
Auburn is 2 points higher.
Auburn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Opelika: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Auburn: 28/100 · Opelika: 29/100
Opelika is 1 points higher.
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.
Opelika: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.