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Box Elder vs Rapid Valley, SD

Box Elder currently scores 2 points higher overall than Rapid Valley, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Box Elder

45/100

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Rapid Valley

43/100

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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 · Rapid Valley: 43/100

Box Elder is 2 points higher.

Flood

Box Elder: 47/100 · Rapid Valley: 53/100

Rapid Valley is 6 points higher.

Box Elder: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Rapid Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Box Elder: 20/100 · Rapid Valley: 20/100

No gap.

Box Elder: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Rapid Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Box Elder: 21/100 · Rapid Valley: 23/100

Rapid Valley is 2 points higher.

Box Elder: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Rapid Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Box Elder: 46/100 · Rapid Valley: 23/100

Box Elder is 23 points higher.

Box Elder: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rapid Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Box Elder: 100/100 · Rapid Valley: 100/100

No gap.

Box Elder: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rapid Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Box Elder: Unavailable · Rapid Valley: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Box Elder: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Rapid Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Box Elder: 57/100 · Rapid Valley: 57/100

No gap.

Box Elder: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Rapid Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Box Elder: 27/100 · Rapid Valley: 28/100

Rapid Valley is 1 points higher.

Box Elder: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Rapid Valley: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.