City vs city
Birmingham vs Rainbow City, AL
Birmingham currently scores 9 points higher overall than Rainbow City, 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 · Rainbow City: 43/100
Birmingham is 9 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 34/100 · Rainbow City: 48/100
Rainbow City is 14 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Rainbow City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 17/100 · Rainbow City: 16/100
Birmingham is 1 points higher.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rainbow City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 66/100 · Rainbow City: 69/100
Rainbow City is 3 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rainbow City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 65/100 · Rainbow City: 8/100
Birmingham is 57 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rainbow City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 100/100 · Rainbow City: 71/100
Birmingham is 29 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rainbow City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Rainbow City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rainbow City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 57/100 · Rainbow City: 62/100
Rainbow City is 5 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rainbow City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Rainbow City: 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.
Rainbow City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.