City vs city
Birmingham vs Smiths Station, AL
Birmingham currently scores 10 points higher overall than Smiths Station, 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 · Smiths Station: 42/100
Birmingham is 10 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 34/100 · Smiths Station: 9/100
Birmingham is 25 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Smiths Station: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 17/100 · Smiths Station: 18/100
Smiths Station is 1 points higher.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Smiths Station: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 66/100 · Smiths Station: 68/100
Smiths Station is 2 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Smiths Station: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 65/100 · Smiths Station: 38/100
Birmingham is 27 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smiths Station: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 100/100 · Smiths Station: 82/100
Birmingham is 18 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smiths Station: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Smiths Station: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Smiths Station: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 57/100 · Smiths Station: 47/100
Birmingham is 10 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Smiths Station: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Smiths Station: 29/100
Smiths Station is 1 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.
Smiths Station: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.