City vs city
Newell vs Vale, SD
Newell currently scores 7 points higher overall than Vale, 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 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
Newell: 44/100 · Vale: 37/100
Newell is 7 points higher.
Flood
Newell: 44/100 · Vale: 62/100
Vale is 18 points higher.
Newell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Vale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Newell: 19/100 · Vale: 19/100
No gap.
Newell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Newell: 47/100 · Vale: 44/100
Newell is 3 points higher.
Newell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Newell: 31/100 · Vale: 8/100
Newell is 23 points higher.
Newell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Newell: 100/100 · Vale: 49/100
Newell is 51 points higher.
Newell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Newell: Unavailable · Vale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Newell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Newell: 42/100 · Vale: 48/100
Vale is 6 points higher.
Newell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Newell: 28/100 · Vale: 27/100
Newell is 1 points higher.
Newell: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.