City vs city
Custer vs Sioux Falls, SD
Custer currently scores 1 points higher overall than Sioux Falls, 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
Custer: 51/100 · Sioux Falls: 50/100
Custer is 1 points higher.
Flood
Custer: 49/100 · Sioux Falls: 52/100
Sioux Falls is 3 points higher.
Custer: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Sioux Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Custer: 19/100 · Sioux Falls: 20/100
Sioux Falls is 1 points higher.
Custer: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Custer: 29/100 · Sioux Falls: 46/100
Sioux Falls is 17 points higher.
Custer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sioux Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Custer: 0/100 · Sioux Falls: 58/100
Sioux Falls is 58 points higher.
Custer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Custer: 100/100 · Sioux Falls: 100/100
No gap.
Custer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sioux Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Custer: Unavailable · Sioux Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Custer: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sioux Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Custer: 69/100 · Sioux Falls: 51/100
Custer is 18 points higher.
Custer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sioux Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Custer: 40/100 · Sioux Falls: 21/100
Custer is 19 points higher.
Custer: 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.