Etowah County, Alabama: roof stress score 40.8 of 100

Etowah County ranks #737 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #13 of 21 in Alabama. Etowah County homes: 82.8% predate 2000, median year 1975. Hail in Etowah County (1 inch or more): 1.2 days a year. Permits in Etowah County ran 27.4 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 40.8

InputEtowah CountyMedianStress percentileIn AL
Homes built before 2000 82.8%80.4% 58 93
Severe hail days per year 1.22.0 6 5
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 27.435.5 59 55

Average of 58, 6 and 59: 40.8

Etowah County on age: 82.8% of homes were built before 2000. Etowah County on hail: 12 severe days over 10 full years, at most 2 in 2021. Etowah County on building: 27.4 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Etowah County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Etowah County homes by decade built

47,487 housing units by decade built 7.2% pre-1940 7.6% 1940s 13.9% 1950s 13.3% 1960s 15.8% 1970s 12.2% 1980s 12.9% 1990s 10.3% 2000s 6.4% 2010s 0.6% 2020+
47,487 housing units by decade built
pre-19407.2%
1940s7.6%
1950s13.9%
1960s13.3%
1970s15.8%
1980s12.2%
1990s12.9%
2000s10.3%
2010s6.4%
2020+0.6%

47,487 housing units. Biggest slice: 1970s, 15.8%. Before 1980: 57.7%. Since 2010: 6.9%.

New-home permits in Etowah County

1,300 single-family permits by year 79 14 83 15 97 16 112 17 104 18 71 19 113 20 138 21 157 22 106 23 117 24 123 25
1,300 single-family permits by year
1479
1583
1697
17112
18104
1971
20113
21138
22157
23106
24117
25123

Etowah County issued 1,300 single-family permits, equal to 2.7% of its 47,487 housing units. Pace: about 115 a year lately, up from 86 a year at the start. Peak: 157 permits in 2022.

Severe hail days in Etowah County, by year

Etowah County severe days per year 1 14 2 15 2 17 2 18 0 19 1 20 2 21 1 22 0 24 1 25 0 26*
Etowah County severe days per year
141
152
172
182
190
201
212
221
240
251
26*0

* partial year. Etowah County: severe days in 8 of 10 full years (worst: 2021, 2 days).

Map of 33 hail reports in Etowah County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Etowah County among Alabama counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Jefferson County50.880.1%2.657.8+10.0
Mobile County42.579.6%1.954.8+1.7
Etowah County40.882.8%1.227.4+0.0

3 published. Etowah County on the Alabama map

Counties scoring near 40.8

CountyRankScoreGap
Tarrant County, TX#72841.1+0.3
McLennan County, TX#72941.1+0.3
Denver County, CO#73041.1+0.3
Lubbock County, TX#73940.7-0.1
Lauderdale County, MS#74340.5-0.3
Story County, IA#75639.8-1.0

Why Etowah County lands at 40.8

Etowah County: slow building pulls hardest, at the 59th percentile. Age stands at 58, hail at 6, renewal at 59. Your house may differ: the score of Etowah County is not a verdict on one roof.

Etowah County next steps

  1. Check an address in Etowah County: hail check.
  2. Compare Etowah County with roof age by city.
  3. Claim clock after a Etowah County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
  4. Etowah County roofers we list: Gadsden.

Etowah County data: NOAA (12 severe days), Census ACS (47,487 homes), Census BPS (1,300 permits). Method, limits and common questions