City vs city
Birmingham vs Detroit, MI
Birmingham currently scores 3 points higher overall than Detroit, 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 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
Birmingham: 37/100 · Detroit: 34/100
Birmingham is 3 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 51/100 · Detroit: 44/100
Birmingham is 7 points higher.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Detroit: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 16/100 · Detroit: 16/100
No gap.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Detroit: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 44/100 · Detroit: 42/100
Birmingham is 2 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Detroit: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 0/100 · Detroit: 0/100
No gap.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Detroit: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 32/100 · Detroit: 19/100
Birmingham is 13 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Detroit: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Detroit: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Detroit: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 52/100 · Detroit: 53/100
Detroit is 1 points higher.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Detroit: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Detroit: 30/100
Detroit is 2 points higher.
Birmingham: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Detroit: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.