City vs city
Rapid City vs Spring Creek, SD
Rapid City currently scores 20 points higher overall than Spring Creek, 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
Rapid City: 43/100 · Spring Creek: 23/100
Rapid City is 20 points higher.
Flood
Rapid City: 53/100 · Spring Creek: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rapid City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Spring Creek: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Rapid City: 20/100 · Spring Creek: 20/100
No gap.
Rapid City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spring Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rapid City: 23/100 · Spring Creek: 26/100
Spring Creek is 3 points higher.
Rapid City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spring Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rapid City: 23/100 · Spring Creek: 4/100
Rapid City is 19 points higher.
Rapid City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spring Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rapid City: 100/100 · Spring Creek: 19/100
Rapid City is 81 points higher.
Rapid City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spring Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rapid City: Unavailable · Spring Creek: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rapid City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Spring Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rapid City: 57/100 · Spring Creek: 64/100
Spring Creek is 7 points higher.
Rapid City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spring Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Rapid City: 28/100 · Spring Creek: 25/100
Rapid City is 3 points higher.
Rapid City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Spring Creek: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.