City vs city
Belle Fourche vs North Spearfish, SD
Belle Fourche currently scores 12 points higher overall than North Spearfish, 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
Belle Fourche: 49/100 · North Spearfish: 37/100
Belle Fourche is 12 points higher.
Flood
Belle Fourche: 59/100 · North Spearfish: 59/100
No gap.
Belle Fourche: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
North Spearfish: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Fourche: 19/100 · North Spearfish: 19/100
No gap.
Belle Fourche: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Spearfish: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Fourche: 36/100 · North Spearfish: 30/100
Belle Fourche is 6 points higher.
Belle Fourche: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Spearfish: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Fourche: 0/100 · North Spearfish: 8/100
North Spearfish is 8 points higher.
Belle Fourche: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Spearfish: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Fourche: 100/100 · North Spearfish: 64/100
Belle Fourche is 36 points higher.
Belle Fourche: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Spearfish: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Fourche: Unavailable · North Spearfish: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Fourche: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Spearfish: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Fourche: 50/100 · North Spearfish: 51/100
North Spearfish is 1 points higher.
Belle Fourche: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Spearfish: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Belle Fourche: 28/100 · North Spearfish: 28/100
No gap.
Belle Fourche: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
North Spearfish: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.