City vs city
Montgomery vs Rainbow City, AL
Montgomery currently scores 1 points higher overall than Rainbow City, with the largest gap 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
Montgomery: 44/100 · Rainbow City: 43/100
Montgomery is 1 points higher.
Flood
Montgomery: 64/100 · Rainbow City: 48/100
Montgomery is 16 points higher.
Montgomery: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Rainbow City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Montgomery: 21/100 · Rainbow City: 16/100
Montgomery is 5 points higher.
Montgomery: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rainbow City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Montgomery: 74/100 · Rainbow City: 69/100
Montgomery is 5 points higher.
Montgomery: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rainbow City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Montgomery: 27/100 · Rainbow City: 8/100
Montgomery is 19 points higher.
Montgomery: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rainbow City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Montgomery: 30/100 · Rainbow City: 71/100
Rainbow City is 41 points higher.
Montgomery: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rainbow City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Montgomery: Unavailable · Rainbow City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Montgomery: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rainbow City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Montgomery: 61/100 · Rainbow City: 62/100
Rainbow City is 1 points higher.
Montgomery: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rainbow City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Montgomery: 28/100 · Rainbow City: 28/100
No gap.
Montgomery: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rainbow City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.