City vs city
Gadsden vs Huntsville, AL
Huntsville currently scores 3 points higher overall than Gadsden, 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
Gadsden: 53/100 · Huntsville: 56/100
Huntsville is 3 points higher.
Flood
Gadsden: 37/100 · Huntsville: 33/100
Gadsden is 4 points higher.
Gadsden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Huntsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gadsden: 16/100 · Huntsville: 14/100
Gadsden is 2 points higher.
Gadsden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Huntsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gadsden: 71/100 · Huntsville: 66/100
Gadsden is 5 points higher.
Gadsden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Huntsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gadsden: 54/100 · Huntsville: 100/100
Huntsville is 46 points higher.
Gadsden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Huntsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gadsden: 100/100 · Huntsville: 100/100
No gap.
Gadsden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Huntsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gadsden: Unavailable · Huntsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gadsden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Huntsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gadsden: 65/100 · Huntsville: 54/100
Gadsden is 11 points higher.
Gadsden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Huntsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gadsden: 28/100 · Huntsville: 24/100
Gadsden is 4 points higher.
Gadsden: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Huntsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.