City vs city
Brookings vs Piedmont, SD
Brookings currently scores 6 points higher overall than Piedmont, 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 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 · Piedmont: 43/100
Brookings is 6 points higher.
Flood
Brookings: 85/100 · Piedmont: 59/100
Brookings is 26 points higher.
Brookings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Piedmont: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brookings: 20/100 · Piedmont: 20/100
No gap.
Brookings: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Piedmont: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brookings: 66/100 · Piedmont: 25/100
Brookings is 41 points higher.
Brookings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Piedmont: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brookings: 19/100 · Piedmont: 8/100
Brookings is 11 points higher.
Brookings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Piedmont: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brookings: 91/100 · Piedmont: 100/100
Piedmont is 9 points higher.
Brookings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Piedmont: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brookings: Unavailable · Piedmont: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brookings: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Piedmont: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brookings: 45/100 · Piedmont: 60/100
Piedmont is 15 points higher.
Brookings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Piedmont: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brookings: 19/100 · Piedmont: 27/100
Piedmont is 8 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.
Piedmont: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.