City vs city
Cottondale vs Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa currently scores 13 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 · Tuscaloosa: 53/100
Tuscaloosa is 13 points higher.
Flood
Cottondale: 37/100 · Tuscaloosa: 50/100
Tuscaloosa is 13 points higher.
Cottondale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Tuscaloosa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottondale: 18/100 · Tuscaloosa: 18/100
No gap.
Cottondale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottondale: 69/100 · Tuscaloosa: 70/100
Tuscaloosa is 1 points higher.
Cottondale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottondale: 0/100 · Tuscaloosa: 46/100
Tuscaloosa is 46 points higher.
Cottondale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tuscaloosa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottondale: 41/100 · Tuscaloosa: 100/100
Tuscaloosa is 59 points higher.
Cottondale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tuscaloosa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottondale: Unavailable · Tuscaloosa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottondale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tuscaloosa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottondale: 48/100 · Tuscaloosa: 58/100
Tuscaloosa is 10 points higher.
Cottondale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tuscaloosa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cottondale: 26/100 · Tuscaloosa: 26/100
No gap.
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.
Tuscaloosa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.