City vs city
Gardendale vs Huntsville, AL
Huntsville currently scores 7 points higher overall than Gardendale, 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
Gardendale: 49/100 · Huntsville: 56/100
Huntsville is 7 points higher.
Flood
Gardendale: 31/100 · Huntsville: 33/100
Huntsville is 2 points higher.
Gardendale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Huntsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gardendale: 17/100 · Huntsville: 14/100
Gardendale is 3 points higher.
Gardendale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Huntsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gardendale: 68/100 · Huntsville: 66/100
Gardendale is 2 points higher.
Gardendale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Huntsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gardendale: 46/100 · Huntsville: 100/100
Huntsville is 54 points higher.
Gardendale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Huntsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gardendale: 87/100 · Huntsville: 100/100
Huntsville is 13 points higher.
Gardendale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Huntsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gardendale: Unavailable · Huntsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gardendale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Huntsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gardendale: 66/100 · Huntsville: 54/100
Gardendale is 12 points higher.
Gardendale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Huntsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gardendale: 28/100 · Huntsville: 24/100
Gardendale is 4 points higher.
Gardendale: 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.