City vs city
Box Elder vs Brookings, SD
Brookings currently scores 4 points higher overall than Box Elder, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Box Elder: 45/100 · Brookings: 49/100
Brookings is 4 points higher.
Flood
Box Elder: 47/100 · Brookings: 85/100
Brookings is 38 points higher.
Box Elder: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Brookings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Box Elder: 20/100 · Brookings: 20/100
No gap.
Box Elder: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Brookings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Box Elder: 21/100 · Brookings: 66/100
Brookings is 45 points higher.
Box Elder: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Brookings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Box Elder: 46/100 · Brookings: 19/100
Box Elder is 27 points higher.
Box Elder: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Brookings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Box Elder: 100/100 · Brookings: 91/100
Box Elder is 9 points higher.
Box Elder: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Brookings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Box Elder: Unavailable · Brookings: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Box Elder: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Brookings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Box Elder: 57/100 · Brookings: 45/100
Box Elder is 12 points higher.
Box Elder: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Brookings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Box Elder: 27/100 · Brookings: 19/100
Box Elder is 8 points higher.
Box Elder: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Brookings: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.