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Brookings vs Richland, SD

Brookings currently scores 8 points higher overall than Richland, with the largest gap in hail.

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Brookings

49/100

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Richland

41/100

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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

Brookings: 49/100 · Richland: 41/100

Brookings is 8 points higher.

Flood

Brookings: 85/100 · Richland: 98/100

Richland is 13 points higher.

Brookings: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Richland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Brookings: 20/100 · Richland: 20/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Brookings: 66/100 · Richland: 41/100

Brookings is 25 points higher.

Brookings: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Richland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Brookings: 19/100 · Richland: 35/100

Richland is 16 points higher.

Brookings: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Brookings: 91/100 · Richland: 35/100

Brookings is 56 points higher.

Brookings: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Brookings: Unavailable · Richland: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Brookings: 45/100 · Richland: 37/100

Brookings is 8 points higher.

Brookings: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Richland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Brookings: 19/100 · Richland: 22/100

Richland is 3 points higher.

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

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