City vs city
Birmingham vs Edwardsville, AL
Birmingham currently scores 18 points higher overall than Edwardsville, 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
Birmingham: 52/100 · Edwardsville: 34/100
Birmingham is 18 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 34/100 · Edwardsville: 0/100
Birmingham is 34 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Edwardsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 17/100 · Edwardsville: 16/100
Birmingham is 1 points higher.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Edwardsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 66/100 · Edwardsville: 62/100
Birmingham is 4 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Edwardsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 65/100 · Edwardsville: 0/100
Birmingham is 65 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Edwardsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 100/100 · Edwardsville: 9/100
Birmingham is 91 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Edwardsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Edwardsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Edwardsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 57/100 · Edwardsville: 76/100
Edwardsville is 19 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Edwardsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Edwardsville: 40/100
Edwardsville is 12 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.
Edwardsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.