City vs city
Birmingham vs Highland Lakes, AL
Birmingham currently scores 10 points higher overall than Highland Lakes, 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 · Highland Lakes: 42/100
Birmingham is 10 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 34/100 · Highland Lakes: 31/100
Birmingham is 3 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Highland Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 17/100 · Highland Lakes: 17/100
No gap.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Highland Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 66/100 · Highland Lakes: 63/100
Birmingham is 3 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Highland Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 65/100 · Highland Lakes: 8/100
Birmingham is 57 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highland Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 100/100 · Highland Lakes: 83/100
Birmingham is 17 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highland Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Highland Lakes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Highland Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 57/100 · Highland Lakes: 62/100
Highland Lakes is 5 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Highland Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Highland Lakes: 28/100
No gap.
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.
Highland Lakes: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.