City vs city
Cottondale vs Hoover, AL
Hoover currently scores 5 points higher overall than Cottondale, 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
Cottondale: 40/100 · Hoover: 45/100
Hoover is 5 points higher.
Flood
Cottondale: 37/100 · Hoover: 38/100
Hoover is 1 points higher.
Cottondale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Hoover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottondale: 18/100 · Hoover: 17/100
Cottondale is 1 points higher.
Cottondale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hoover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottondale: 69/100 · Hoover: 65/100
Cottondale is 4 points higher.
Cottondale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hoover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottondale: 0/100 · Hoover: 4/100
Hoover is 4 points higher.
Cottondale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hoover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottondale: 41/100 · Hoover: 100/100
Hoover is 59 points higher.
Cottondale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hoover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottondale: Unavailable · Hoover: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottondale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hoover: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottondale: 48/100 · Hoover: 65/100
Hoover is 17 points higher.
Cottondale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hoover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cottondale: 26/100 · Hoover: 27/100
Hoover is 1 points higher.
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.
Hoover: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.