City vs city
Brookings vs Hill City, SD
Brookings and Hill City are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 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
Brookings: 49/100 · Hill City: 49/100
No gap.
Flood
Brookings: 85/100 · Hill City: 83/100
Brookings is 2 points higher.
Brookings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Hill City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brookings: 20/100 · Hill City: 19/100
Brookings is 1 points higher.
Brookings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hill City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brookings: 66/100 · Hill City: 24/100
Brookings is 42 points higher.
Brookings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hill City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brookings: 19/100 · Hill City: 8/100
Brookings is 11 points higher.
Brookings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hill City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brookings: 91/100 · Hill City: 100/100
Hill City is 9 points higher.
Brookings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hill City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brookings: Unavailable · Hill City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brookings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hill City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brookings: 45/100 · Hill City: 75/100
Hill City is 30 points higher.
Brookings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hill City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brookings: 19/100 · Hill City: 31/100
Hill City is 12 points higher.
Brookings: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hill City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.