City vs city
Homewood vs Vestavia Hills, AL
Homewood and Vestavia Hills are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Homewood: 47/100 · Vestavia Hills: 47/100
No gap.
Flood
Homewood: 31/100 · Vestavia Hills: 31/100
No gap.
Homewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Vestavia Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Homewood: 17/100 · Vestavia Hills: 17/100
No gap.
Homewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vestavia Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Homewood: 65/100 · Vestavia Hills: 64/100
Homewood is 1 points higher.
Homewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vestavia Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Homewood: 65/100 · Vestavia Hills: 46/100
Homewood is 19 points higher.
Homewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vestavia Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Homewood: 59/100 · Vestavia Hills: 93/100
Vestavia Hills is 34 points higher.
Homewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vestavia Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Homewood: Unavailable · Vestavia Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Homewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vestavia Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Homewood: 65/100 · Vestavia Hills: 49/100
Homewood is 16 points higher.
Homewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vestavia Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Homewood: 28/100 · Vestavia Hills: 28/100
No gap.
Homewood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vestavia Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.