City vs city
Birmingham vs Fairhope, AL
Birmingham currently scores 3 points higher overall than Fairhope, 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 · Fairhope: 49/100
Birmingham is 3 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 34/100 · Fairhope: 31/100
Birmingham is 3 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Fairhope: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 17/100 · Fairhope: 60/100
Fairhope is 43 points higher.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fairhope: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 66/100 · Fairhope: 80/100
Fairhope is 14 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fairhope: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 65/100 · Fairhope: 54/100
Birmingham is 11 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fairhope: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 100/100 · Fairhope: 30/100
Birmingham is 70 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fairhope: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Fairhope: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fairhope: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 57/100 · Fairhope: 58/100
Fairhope is 1 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fairhope: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Fairhope: 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.
Fairhope: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.