City vs city
Gainesville vs Hoover, AL
Hoover currently scores 4 points higher overall than Gainesville, 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
Gainesville: 41/100 · Hoover: 45/100
Hoover is 4 points higher.
Flood
Gainesville: 91/100 · Hoover: 38/100
Gainesville is 53 points higher.
Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Hoover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gainesville: 19/100 · Hoover: 17/100
Gainesville is 2 points higher.
Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hoover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gainesville: 68/100 · Hoover: 65/100
Gainesville is 3 points higher.
Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hoover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gainesville: 8/100 · Hoover: 4/100
Gainesville is 4 points higher.
Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hoover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gainesville: 18/100 · Hoover: 100/100
Hoover is 82 points higher.
Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hoover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gainesville: Unavailable · Hoover: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hoover: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gainesville: 52/100 · Hoover: 65/100
Hoover is 13 points higher.
Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hoover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gainesville: 30/100 · Hoover: 27/100
Gainesville is 3 points higher.
Gainesville: 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.