City vs city
Lake Preston vs Spring Lake Colony, SD
Lake Preston currently scores 6 points higher overall than Spring Lake Colony, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Lake Preston: 40/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 34/100
Lake Preston is 6 points higher.
Flood
Lake Preston: 16/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 53/100
Spring Lake Colony is 37 points higher.
Lake Preston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Spring Lake Colony: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Preston: 20/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 20/100
No gap.
Lake Preston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spring Lake Colony: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Preston: 65/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 75/100
Spring Lake Colony is 10 points higher.
Lake Preston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spring Lake Colony: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Preston: 0/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 12/100
Spring Lake Colony is 12 points higher.
Lake Preston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spring Lake Colony: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Preston: 94/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 32/100
Lake Preston is 62 points higher.
Lake Preston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spring Lake Colony: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Preston: Unavailable · Spring Lake Colony: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Preston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Spring Lake Colony: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Preston: 26/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 30/100
Spring Lake Colony is 4 points higher.
Lake Preston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spring Lake Colony: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lake Preston: 20/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 19/100
Lake Preston is 1 points higher.
Lake Preston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Spring Lake Colony: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.