City vs city
Hot Springs vs Rapid City, SD
Hot Springs currently scores 4 points higher overall than Rapid City, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Hot Springs: 46/100 · Rapid City: 42/100
Hot Springs is 4 points higher.
Flood
Hot Springs: 50/100 · Rapid City: 49/100
Hot Springs is 1 points higher.
Hot Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Rapid City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hot Springs: 19/100 · Rapid City: 20/100
Rapid City is 1 points higher.
Hot Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rapid City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hot Springs: 36/100 · Rapid City: 24/100
Hot Springs is 12 points higher.
Hot Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rapid City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hot Springs: 12/100 · Rapid City: 8/100
Hot Springs is 4 points higher.
Hot Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rapid City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hot Springs: 100/100 · Rapid City: 100/100
No gap.
Hot Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rapid City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hot Springs: Unavailable · Rapid City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hot Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rapid City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hot Springs: 65/100 · Rapid City: 67/100
Rapid City is 2 points higher.
Hot Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rapid City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hot Springs: 40/100 · Rapid City: 29/100
Hot Springs is 11 points higher.
Hot Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rapid City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.