City vs city
Smiths Station vs Valley, AL
Valley currently scores 14 points higher overall than Smiths Station, 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
Smiths Station: 42/100 · Valley: 56/100
Valley is 14 points higher.
Flood
Smiths Station: 9/100 · Valley: 40/100
Valley is 31 points higher.
Smiths Station: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Smiths Station: 18/100 · Valley: 17/100
Smiths Station is 1 points higher.
Smiths Station: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Smiths Station: 68/100 · Valley: 63/100
Smiths Station is 5 points higher.
Smiths Station: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Smiths Station: 38/100 · Valley: 73/100
Valley is 35 points higher.
Smiths Station: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Smiths Station: 82/100 · Valley: 100/100
Valley is 18 points higher.
Smiths Station: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Smiths Station: Unavailable · Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Smiths Station: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Smiths Station: 47/100 · Valley: 67/100
Valley is 20 points higher.
Smiths Station: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Smiths Station: 29/100 · Valley: 29/100
No gap.
Smiths Station: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.