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Highest risk cities in South Dakota

Highest overall weather risk cities in South Dakota

Ranked city list for general location risk. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Overall score

50/100

Updated Sat, Aug 1, 11:32 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by overall score.

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#1

Springfield, SD

13 points above the state average

63/100

#2

Woonsocket, SD

8 points above the state average

58/100

#3

Harrisburg, SD

6 points above the state average

56/100

#4

Mitchell, SD

4 points above the state average

54/100

#5

Aberdeen, SD

3 points above the state average

53/100

#6

Wagner, SD

2 points above the state average

52/100

#7

Madison, SD

1 points above the state average

51/100

#8

Custer, SD

1 points above the state average

51/100

#9

Watertown, SD

at the state average

50/100

#10

Redfield, SD

at the state average

50/100

#11

Sioux Falls, SD

at the state average

50/100

#12

Brookings, SD

1 points below the state average

49/100

#13

Fort Pierre, SD

1 points below the state average

49/100

#14

Pierre, SD

1 points below the state average

49/100

#15

Keystone, SD

1 points below the state average

49/100

#16

Ashland Heights, SD

1 points below the state average

49/100

#17

Belle Fourche, SD

1 points below the state average

49/100

#18

Hermosa, SD

1 points below the state average

49/100

#19

Hill City, SD

1 points below the state average

49/100

#20

Yankton, SD

2 points below the state average

48/100

#21

Elk Point, SD

3 points below the state average

47/100

#22

Boulder Canyon, SD

3 points below the state average

47/100

#23

Hurley, SD

3 points below the state average

47/100

#24

Jefferson, SD

3 points below the state average

47/100

#25

Johnson Siding, SD

3 points below the state average

47/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.