City vs city
Castlewood vs Rapid City, SD
Castlewood currently scores 1 points higher overall than Rapid City, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Castlewood: 44/100 · Rapid City: 43/100
Castlewood is 1 points higher.
Flood
Castlewood: 79/100 · Rapid City: 53/100
Castlewood is 26 points higher.
Castlewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Rapid City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Castlewood: 20/100 · Rapid City: 20/100
No gap.
Castlewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rapid City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Castlewood: 49/100 · Rapid City: 23/100
Castlewood is 26 points higher.
Castlewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rapid City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Castlewood: 31/100 · Rapid City: 23/100
Castlewood is 8 points higher.
Castlewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rapid City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Castlewood: 71/100 · Rapid City: 100/100
Rapid City is 29 points higher.
Castlewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rapid City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Castlewood: Unavailable · Rapid City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Castlewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rapid City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Castlewood: 39/100 · Rapid City: 57/100
Rapid City is 18 points higher.
Castlewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rapid City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Castlewood: 21/100 · Rapid City: 28/100
Rapid City is 7 points higher.
Castlewood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Rapid City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.