City vs city
Birmingham vs Royal Oak, MI
Birmingham currently scores 2 points higher overall than Royal Oak, 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
Birmingham: 37/100 · Royal Oak: 35/100
Birmingham is 2 points higher.
Flood
Birmingham: 51/100 · Royal Oak: 51/100
No gap.
Birmingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Royal Oak: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birmingham: 16/100 · Royal Oak: 16/100
No gap.
Birmingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Royal Oak: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birmingham: 44/100 · Royal Oak: 43/100
Birmingham is 1 points higher.
Birmingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Royal Oak: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birmingham: 0/100 · Royal Oak: 15/100
Royal Oak is 15 points higher.
Birmingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Royal Oak: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birmingham: 32/100 · Royal Oak: 37/100
Royal Oak is 5 points higher.
Birmingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Royal Oak: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birmingham: Unavailable · Royal Oak: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birmingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Royal Oak: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birmingham: 52/100 · Royal Oak: 52/100
No gap.
Birmingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Royal Oak: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birmingham: 28/100 · Royal Oak: 28/100
No gap.
Birmingham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Royal Oak: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.