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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

47/100

Updated Sun, Feb 22, 11:57 AM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by overall score.

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#1

Elk Point, SD

9 points above the state average

56/100

#2

Harrisburg, SD

9 points above the state average

56/100

#3

Woonsocket, SD

9 points above the state average

56/100

#4

Gayville, SD

8 points above the state average

55/100

#5

Hurley, SD

8 points above the state average

55/100

#6

Hill City, SD

7 points above the state average

54/100

#7

Meadow View Addition, SD

6 points above the state average

53/100

#8

Baltic, SD

4 points above the state average

51/100

#9

Brookings, SD

4 points above the state average

51/100

#10

Springfield, SD

4 points above the state average

51/100

#11

Centerville, SD

3 points above the state average

50/100

#12

Jefferson, SD

3 points above the state average

50/100

#13

Lake Poinsett, SD

3 points above the state average

50/100

#14

Castlewood, SD

2 points above the state average

49/100

#15

Estelline, SD

2 points above the state average

49/100

#16

Tea, SD

2 points above the state average

49/100

#17

Milbank, SD

1 points above the state average

48/100

#18

Mitchell, SD

1 points above the state average

48/100

#19

Redfield, SD

1 points above the state average

48/100

#20

Trent, SD

1 points above the state average

48/100

#21

Watertown, SD

1 points above the state average

48/100

#22

Waubay, SD

1 points above the state average

48/100

#23

Aberdeen, SD

at the state average

47/100

#24

Lake Madison, SD

1 points below the state average

46/100

#25

Prairiewood Village, SD

1 points below the state average

46/100

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.