City vs city
Central City vs Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls currently scores 10 points higher overall than Central City, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Central City: 40/100 · Sioux Falls: 50/100
Sioux Falls is 10 points higher.
Flood
Central City: 43/100 · Sioux Falls: 52/100
Sioux Falls is 9 points higher.
Central City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Sioux Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Central City: 19/100 · Sioux Falls: 20/100
Sioux Falls is 1 points higher.
Central City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Central City: 25/100 · Sioux Falls: 46/100
Sioux Falls is 21 points higher.
Central City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Central City: 8/100 · Sioux Falls: 58/100
Sioux Falls is 50 points higher.
Central City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Central City: 100/100 · Sioux Falls: 100/100
No gap.
Central City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Central City: Unavailable · Sioux Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Central City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sioux Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Central City: 54/100 · Sioux Falls: 51/100
Central City is 3 points higher.
Central City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Central City: 28/100 · Sioux Falls: 21/100
Central City is 7 points higher.
Central City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sioux Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.