City vs city
Hazel Green vs Hoover, AL
Hazel Green currently scores 3 points higher overall than Hoover, 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
Hazel Green: 48/100 · Hoover: 45/100
Hazel Green is 3 points higher.
Flood
Hazel Green: 8/100 · Hoover: 38/100
Hoover is 30 points higher.
Hazel Green: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Hoover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hazel Green: 14/100 · Hoover: 17/100
Hoover is 3 points higher.
Hazel Green: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hoover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hazel Green: 60/100 · Hoover: 65/100
Hoover is 5 points higher.
Hazel Green: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hoover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hazel Green: 77/100 · Hoover: 4/100
Hazel Green is 73 points higher.
Hazel Green: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hoover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hazel Green: 100/100 · Hoover: 100/100
No gap.
Hazel Green: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hoover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hazel Green: Unavailable · Hoover: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hazel Green: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hoover: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hazel Green: 56/100 · Hoover: 65/100
Hoover is 9 points higher.
Hazel Green: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hoover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hazel Green: 24/100 · Hoover: 27/100
Hoover is 3 points higher.
Hazel Green: 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.