City vs city
Hoover vs Muscle Shoals, AL
Muscle Shoals currently scores 13 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
Hoover: 45/100 · Muscle Shoals: 58/100
Muscle Shoals is 13 points higher.
Flood
Hoover: 38/100 · Muscle Shoals: 44/100
Muscle Shoals is 6 points higher.
Hoover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Muscle Shoals: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hoover: 17/100 · Muscle Shoals: 14/100
Hoover is 3 points higher.
Hoover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Muscle Shoals: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hoover: 65/100 · Muscle Shoals: 73/100
Muscle Shoals is 8 points higher.
Hoover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Muscle Shoals: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hoover: 4/100 · Muscle Shoals: 85/100
Muscle Shoals is 81 points higher.
Hoover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Muscle Shoals: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hoover: 100/100 · Muscle Shoals: 100/100
No gap.
Hoover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Muscle Shoals: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hoover: Unavailable · Muscle Shoals: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hoover: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Muscle Shoals: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hoover: 65/100 · Muscle Shoals: 65/100
No gap.
Hoover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Muscle Shoals: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hoover: 27/100 · Muscle Shoals: 28/100
Muscle Shoals is 1 points higher.
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.
Muscle Shoals: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.