City vs city
Belle Fontaine vs Birmingham, AL
Birmingham currently scores 1 points higher overall than Belle Fontaine, 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
Belle Fontaine: 51/100 · Birmingham: 52/100
Birmingham is 1 points higher.
Flood
Belle Fontaine: 57/100 · Birmingham: 34/100
Belle Fontaine is 23 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Fontaine: 64/100 · Birmingham: 17/100
Belle Fontaine is 47 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Fontaine: 79/100 · Birmingham: 66/100
Belle Fontaine is 13 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Fontaine: 15/100 · Birmingham: 65/100
Birmingham is 50 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Fontaine: 9/100 · Birmingham: 100/100
Birmingham is 91 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Fontaine: 87/100 · Birmingham: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Fontaine: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Fontaine: 67/100 · Birmingham: 57/100
Belle Fontaine is 10 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Fontaine: 26/100 · Birmingham: 28/100
Birmingham is 2 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Birmingham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.