City vs city
Belle Fontaine vs Hoover, AL
Belle Fontaine currently scores 6 points higher overall than Hoover, 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 · Hoover: 45/100
Belle Fontaine is 6 points higher.
Flood
Belle Fontaine: 57/100 · Hoover: 38/100
Belle Fontaine is 19 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Hoover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Fontaine: 64/100 · Hoover: 17/100
Belle Fontaine is 47 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hoover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Fontaine: 79/100 · Hoover: 65/100
Belle Fontaine is 14 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hoover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Fontaine: 15/100 · Hoover: 4/100
Belle Fontaine is 11 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hoover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Fontaine: 9/100 · Hoover: 100/100
Hoover is 91 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hoover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Fontaine: 87/100 · Hoover: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Fontaine: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Hoover: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Fontaine: 67/100 · Hoover: 65/100
Belle Fontaine is 2 points higher.
Belle Fontaine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hoover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Fontaine: 26/100 · Hoover: 27/100
Hoover is 1 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.
Hoover: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.