City vs city
Birmingham vs Fairford, AL
Birmingham currently scores 9 points higher overall than Fairford, 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 · Fairford: 43/100
Birmingham is 9 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 34/100 · Fairford: 39/100
Fairford is 5 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Fairford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 17/100 · Fairford: 46/100
Fairford is 29 points higher.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fairford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 66/100 · Fairford: 97/100
Fairford is 31 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fairford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 65/100 · Fairford: 8/100
Birmingham is 57 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fairford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 100/100 · Fairford: 12/100
Birmingham is 88 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fairford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Fairford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fairford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 57/100 · Fairford: 76/100
Fairford is 19 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fairford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Fairford: 23/100
Birmingham is 5 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.
Fairford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.