City vs city
Colton vs Rapid City, SD
Colton currently scores 3 points higher overall than Rapid 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 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
Colton: 45/100 · Rapid City: 42/100
Colton is 3 points higher.
Flood
Colton: 53/100 · Rapid City: 49/100
Colton is 4 points higher.
Colton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Rapid City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colton: 20/100 · Rapid City: 20/100
No gap.
Colton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rapid City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colton: 55/100 · Rapid City: 24/100
Colton is 31 points higher.
Colton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rapid City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colton: 73/100 · Rapid City: 8/100
Colton is 65 points higher.
Colton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rapid City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colton: 50/100 · Rapid City: 100/100
Rapid City is 50 points higher.
Colton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rapid City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colton: Unavailable · Rapid City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rapid City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colton: 40/100 · Rapid City: 67/100
Rapid City is 27 points higher.
Colton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rapid City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Colton: 21/100 · Rapid City: 29/100
Rapid City is 8 points higher.
Colton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rapid 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.