City vs city
Madison vs Rapid City, SD
Madison currently scores 8 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 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
Madison: 51/100 · Rapid City: 43/100
Madison is 8 points higher.
Flood
Madison: 63/100 · Rapid City: 53/100
Madison is 10 points higher.
Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Rapid City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Madison: 20/100 · Rapid City: 20/100
No gap.
Madison: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rapid City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Madison: 74/100 · Rapid City: 23/100
Madison is 51 points higher.
Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rapid City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Madison: 42/100 · Rapid City: 23/100
Madison is 19 points higher.
Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rapid City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Madison: 100/100 · Rapid City: 100/100
No gap.
Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rapid City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Madison: Unavailable · Rapid City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Madison: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rapid City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Madison: 39/100 · Rapid City: 57/100
Rapid City is 18 points higher.
Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rapid City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Madison: 20/100 · Rapid City: 28/100
Rapid City is 8 points higher.
Madison: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Rapid City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.