City vs city
Mountain Brook vs Vestavia Hills, AL
Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Mountain Brook: 47/100 · Vestavia Hills: 47/100
No gap.
Flood
Mountain Brook: 31/100 · Vestavia Hills: 31/100
No gap.
Mountain Brook: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Vestavia Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mountain Brook: 17/100 · Vestavia Hills: 17/100
No gap.
Mountain Brook: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vestavia Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mountain Brook: 64/100 · Vestavia Hills: 64/100
No gap.
Mountain Brook: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vestavia Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mountain Brook: 46/100 · Vestavia Hills: 46/100
No gap.
Mountain Brook: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vestavia Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mountain Brook: 93/100 · Vestavia Hills: 93/100
No gap.
Mountain Brook: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vestavia Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mountain Brook: Unavailable · Vestavia Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mountain Brook: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vestavia Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mountain Brook: 49/100 · Vestavia Hills: 49/100
No gap.
Mountain Brook: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vestavia Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Mountain Brook: 28/100 · Vestavia Hills: 28/100
No gap.
Mountain Brook: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Vestavia Hills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.