City vs city
Gulf Shores vs Orange Beach, AL
Orange Beach currently scores 3 points higher overall than Gulf Shores, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Gulf Shores: 44/100 · Orange Beach: 47/100
Orange Beach is 3 points higher.
Flood
Gulf Shores: 24/100 · Orange Beach: 0/100
Gulf Shores is 24 points higher.
Gulf Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Orange Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gulf Shores: 63/100 · Orange Beach: 60/100
Gulf Shores is 3 points higher.
Gulf Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Orange Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gulf Shores: 69/100 · Orange Beach: 70/100
Orange Beach is 1 points higher.
Gulf Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Orange Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gulf Shores: 15/100 · Orange Beach: 0/100
Gulf Shores is 15 points higher.
Gulf Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orange Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gulf Shores: 9/100 · Orange Beach: 21/100
Orange Beach is 12 points higher.
Gulf Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Orange Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gulf Shores: 96/100 · Orange Beach: 97/100
Orange Beach is 1 points higher.
Gulf Shores: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Orange Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gulf Shores: 47/100 · Orange Beach: 54/100
Orange Beach is 7 points higher.
Gulf Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Orange Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gulf Shores: 27/100 · Orange Beach: 24/100
Gulf Shores is 3 points higher.
Gulf Shores: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Orange Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.