City vs city
Birmingham vs Gulf Shores, AL
Birmingham currently scores 4 points higher overall than Gulf Shores, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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: 48/100 · Gulf Shores: 44/100
Birmingham is 4 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 33/100 · Gulf Shores: 24/100
Birmingham is 9 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Gulf Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 17/100 · Gulf Shores: 63/100
Gulf Shores is 46 points higher.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gulf Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 65/100 · Gulf Shores: 69/100
Gulf Shores is 4 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gulf Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 27/100 · Gulf Shores: 15/100
Birmingham is 12 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gulf Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 100/100 · Gulf Shores: 9/100
Birmingham is 91 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gulf Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Gulf Shores: 96/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gulf Shores: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 65/100 · Gulf Shores: 47/100
Birmingham is 18 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gulf Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Gulf Shores: 27/100
Birmingham is 1 points higher.
Birmingham: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Gulf Shores: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.