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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, based on 481/481 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Overall score

49/100

Updated Thu, Sep 24, 12:40 AM.

481/481 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by overall score from 481 evaluated locations.

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#1

Springfield, SD

14 points above the state reference

63/100

#2

Woonsocket, SD

9 points above the state reference

58/100

#3

Harrisburg, SD

7 points above the state reference

56/100

#4

Mitchell, SD

5 points above the state reference

54/100

#5

Aberdeen, SD

4 points above the state reference

53/100

#6

Wagner, SD

3 points above the state reference

52/100

#7

Madison, SD

2 points above the state reference

51/100

#8

Custer, SD

2 points above the state reference

51/100

#9

Lesterville, SD

1 points above the state reference

50/100

#10

Watertown, SD

1 points above the state reference

50/100

#11

Redfield, SD

1 points above the state reference

50/100

#12

Sioux Falls, SD

1 points above the state reference

50/100

#13

Brookings, SD

at the state reference

49/100

#14

Fort Pierre, SD

at the state reference

49/100

#15

Pierre, SD

at the state reference

49/100

#16

Keystone, SD

at the state reference

49/100

#17

Ashland Heights, SD

at the state reference

49/100

#18

Belle Fourche, SD

at the state reference

49/100

#19

Hermosa, SD

at the state reference

49/100

#20

Hill City, SD

at the state reference

49/100

#21

Yankton, SD

1 points below the state reference

48/100

#22

Wessington, SD

1 points below the state reference

48/100

#23

Henry, SD

1 points below the state reference

48/100

#24

Elk Point, SD

2 points below the state reference

47/100

#25

Boulder Canyon, SD

2 points below the state reference

47/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across481/481 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

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