City vs city
Aurora Center vs Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls currently scores 16 points higher overall than Aurora Center, 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 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
Aurora Center: 34/100 · Sioux Falls: 50/100
Sioux Falls is 16 points higher.
Flood
Aurora Center: 41/100 · Sioux Falls: 52/100
Sioux Falls is 11 points higher.
Aurora Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Sioux Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Aurora Center: 21/100 · Sioux Falls: 20/100
Aurora Center is 1 points higher.
Aurora Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Aurora Center: 41/100 · Sioux Falls: 46/100
Sioux Falls is 5 points higher.
Aurora Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Aurora Center: 8/100 · Sioux Falls: 58/100
Sioux Falls is 50 points higher.
Aurora Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Aurora Center: 53/100 · Sioux Falls: 100/100
Sioux Falls is 47 points higher.
Aurora Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Aurora Center: Unavailable · Sioux Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Aurora Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sioux Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Aurora Center: 41/100 · Sioux Falls: 51/100
Sioux Falls is 10 points higher.
Aurora Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Aurora Center: Unavailable · Sioux Falls: 21/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Aurora Center: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Sioux Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.