City vs city
Bessemer vs Birmingham, AL
Bessemer currently scores 5 points higher overall than Birmingham, 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
Bessemer: 57/100 · Birmingham: 52/100
Bessemer is 5 points higher.
Flood
Bessemer: 33/100 · Birmingham: 34/100
Birmingham is 1 points higher.
Bessemer: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bessemer: 17/100 · Birmingham: 17/100
No gap.
Bessemer: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bessemer: 65/100 · Birmingham: 66/100
Birmingham is 1 points higher.
Bessemer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bessemer: 100/100 · Birmingham: 65/100
Bessemer is 35 points higher.
Bessemer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bessemer: 92/100 · Birmingham: 100/100
Birmingham is 8 points higher.
Bessemer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bessemer: Unavailable · Birmingham: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bessemer: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bessemer: 67/100 · Birmingham: 57/100
Bessemer is 10 points higher.
Bessemer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bessemer: 26/100 · Birmingham: 28/100
Birmingham is 2 points higher.
Bessemer: 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.