City vs city
Decatur vs Hartselle, AL
Hartselle currently scores 4 points higher overall than Decatur, 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
Decatur: 41/100 · Hartselle: 45/100
Hartselle is 4 points higher.
Flood
Decatur: 56/100 · Hartselle: 46/100
Decatur is 10 points higher.
Decatur: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Hartselle: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Decatur: 15/100 · Hartselle: 15/100
No gap.
Decatur: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hartselle: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Decatur: 75/100 · Hartselle: 76/100
Hartselle is 1 points higher.
Decatur: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hartselle: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Decatur: 12/100 · Hartselle: 15/100
Hartselle is 3 points higher.
Decatur: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hartselle: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Decatur: 65/100 · Hartselle: 89/100
Hartselle is 24 points higher.
Decatur: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hartselle: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Decatur: Unavailable · Hartselle: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Decatur: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hartselle: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Decatur: 38/100 · Hartselle: 48/100
Hartselle is 10 points higher.
Decatur: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hartselle: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Decatur: 26/100 · Hartselle: 26/100
No gap.
Decatur: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hartselle: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.