City vs city
Brookwood vs Cottondale, AL
Cottondale currently scores 1 points higher overall than Brookwood, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Brookwood: 39/100 · Cottondale: 40/100
Cottondale is 1 points higher.
Flood
Brookwood: 29/100 · Cottondale: 37/100
Cottondale is 8 points higher.
Brookwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Cottondale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brookwood: 18/100 · Cottondale: 18/100
No gap.
Brookwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cottondale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brookwood: 69/100 · Cottondale: 69/100
No gap.
Brookwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cottondale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brookwood: 0/100 · Cottondale: 0/100
No gap.
Brookwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottondale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brookwood: 27/100 · Cottondale: 41/100
Cottondale is 14 points higher.
Brookwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottondale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brookwood: Unavailable · Cottondale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brookwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cottondale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brookwood: 63/100 · Cottondale: 48/100
Brookwood is 15 points higher.
Brookwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cottondale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brookwood: 26/100 · Cottondale: 26/100
No gap.
Brookwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cottondale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.