City vs city
Pell City vs Talladega, AL
Talladega currently scores 2 points higher overall than Pell City, 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
Pell City: 48/100 · Talladega: 50/100
Talladega is 2 points higher.
Flood
Pell City: 53/100 · Talladega: 39/100
Pell City is 14 points higher.
Pell City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Talladega: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pell City: 17/100 · Talladega: 17/100
No gap.
Pell City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Talladega: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pell City: 62/100 · Talladega: 60/100
Pell City is 2 points higher.
Pell City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Talladega: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pell City: 27/100 · Talladega: 0/100
Pell City is 27 points higher.
Pell City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Talladega: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pell City: 87/100 · Talladega: 84/100
Pell City is 3 points higher.
Pell City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Talladega: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pell City: Unavailable · Talladega: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pell City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Talladega: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pell City: 65/100 · Talladega: 72/100
Talladega is 7 points higher.
Pell City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Talladega: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pell City: 28/100 · Talladega: 28/100
No gap.
Pell 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.
Talladega: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.