City vs city
Pleasant Valley Colony vs Watertown, SD
Watertown currently scores 12 points higher overall than Pleasant Valley 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
Pleasant Valley Colony: 38/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Watertown is 12 points higher.
Flood
Pleasant Valley Colony: 33/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Watertown is 46 points higher.
Pleasant Valley Colony: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pleasant Valley Colony: 20/100 · Watertown: 20/100
No gap.
Pleasant Valley Colony: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pleasant Valley Colony: 61/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Pleasant Valley Colony is 19 points higher.
Pleasant Valley Colony: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pleasant Valley Colony: 0/100 · Watertown: 0/100
No gap.
Pleasant Valley Colony: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pleasant Valley Colony: 51/100 · Watertown: 100/100
Watertown is 49 points higher.
Pleasant Valley Colony: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pleasant Valley Colony: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pleasant Valley Colony: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pleasant Valley Colony: 40/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Pleasant Valley Colony is 2 points higher.
Pleasant Valley Colony: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Pleasant Valley Colony: 20/100 · Watertown: 21/100
Watertown is 1 points higher.
Pleasant Valley Colony: 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.