City vs city
Birmingham vs Pisgah, AL
Birmingham currently scores 5 points higher overall than Pisgah, 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 · Pisgah: 47/100
Birmingham is 5 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 34/100 · Pisgah: 29/100
Birmingham is 5 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Pisgah: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 17/100 · Pisgah: 14/100
Birmingham is 3 points higher.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pisgah: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 66/100 · Pisgah: 61/100
Birmingham is 5 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pisgah: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 65/100 · Pisgah: 100/100
Pisgah is 35 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pisgah: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 100/100 · Pisgah: 29/100
Birmingham is 71 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pisgah: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Pisgah: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pisgah: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 57/100 · Pisgah: 62/100
Pisgah is 5 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pisgah: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Pisgah: 31/100
Pisgah is 3 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.
Pisgah: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.