City vs city

Birmingham vs Madison, AL

Madison currently scores 3 points higher overall than Birmingham, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Birmingham

48/100

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Madison

51/100

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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 · Madison: 51/100

Madison is 3 points higher.

Flood

Birmingham: 33/100 · Madison: 27/100

Birmingham is 6 points higher.

Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Birmingham: 17/100 · Madison: 14/100

Birmingham is 3 points higher.

Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Madison: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Birmingham: 65/100 · Madison: 68/100

Madison is 3 points higher.

Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Birmingham: 27/100 · Madison: 77/100

Madison is 50 points higher.

Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Birmingham: 100/100 · Madison: 100/100

No gap.

Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Birmingham: Unavailable · Madison: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Madison: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Birmingham: 65/100 · Madison: 46/100

Birmingham is 19 points higher.

Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Birmingham: 28/100 · Madison: 24/100

Birmingham is 4 points higher.

Birmingham: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Madison: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.