City vs city
Artesian vs Howard, SD
Howard currently scores 3 points higher overall than Artesian, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Artesian: 36/100 · Howard: 39/100
Howard is 3 points higher.
Flood
Artesian: 75/100 · Howard: 4/100
Artesian is 71 points higher.
Artesian: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Howard: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Artesian: 21/100 · Howard: 21/100
No gap.
Artesian: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Howard: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Artesian: 62/100 · Howard: 72/100
Howard is 10 points higher.
Artesian: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Howard: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Artesian: 8/100 · Howard: 77/100
Howard is 69 points higher.
Artesian: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Howard: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Artesian: 40/100 · Howard: 46/100
Howard is 6 points higher.
Artesian: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Howard: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Artesian: Unavailable · Howard: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Artesian: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Howard: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Artesian: 37/100 · Howard: 34/100
Artesian is 3 points higher.
Artesian: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Howard: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Artesian: 10/100 · Howard: 20/100
Howard is 10 points higher.
Artesian: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Howard: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.