City vs city
Hill City vs Watertown, SD
Watertown currently scores 1 points higher overall than Hill City, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Hill City: 49/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Watertown is 1 points higher.
Flood
Hill City: 83/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Hill City is 4 points higher.
Hill City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hill City: 19/100 · Watertown: 20/100
Watertown is 1 points higher.
Hill City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hill City: 24/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Watertown is 18 points higher.
Hill City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hill City: 8/100 · Watertown: 0/100
Hill City is 8 points higher.
Hill City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hill City: 100/100 · Watertown: 100/100
No gap.
Hill City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hill City: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hill City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hill City: 75/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Hill City is 37 points higher.
Hill City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Hill City: 31/100 · Watertown: 21/100
Hill City is 10 points higher.
Hill City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Watertown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.