City vs city
Birmingham vs Edgewater, AL
Edgewater currently scores 1 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
Birmingham: 52/100 · Edgewater: 53/100
Edgewater is 1 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 34/100 · Edgewater: 31/100
Birmingham is 3 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Edgewater: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 17/100 · Edgewater: 17/100
No gap.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Edgewater: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 66/100 · Edgewater: 66/100
No gap.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Edgewater: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 65/100 · Edgewater: 100/100
Edgewater is 35 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Edgewater: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 100/100 · Edgewater: 67/100
Birmingham is 33 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Edgewater: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Edgewater: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Edgewater: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 57/100 · Edgewater: 60/100
Edgewater is 3 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Edgewater: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Edgewater: 27/100
Birmingham is 1 points higher.
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.
Edgewater: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.