City vs city
Rapid City vs St. Lawrence, SD
Rapid City currently scores 8 points higher overall than St. Lawrence, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · St. Lawrence: 35/100
Rapid City is 8 points higher.
Flood
Rapid City: 53/100 · St. Lawrence: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rapid City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
St. Lawrence: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Rapid City: 20/100 · St. Lawrence: 21/100
St. Lawrence is 1 points higher.
Rapid City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
St. Lawrence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rapid City: 23/100 · St. Lawrence: 41/100
St. Lawrence is 18 points higher.
Rapid City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
St. Lawrence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rapid City: 23/100 · St. Lawrence: 15/100
Rapid City is 8 points higher.
Rapid City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Lawrence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rapid City: 100/100 · St. Lawrence: 100/100
No gap.
Rapid City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Lawrence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rapid City: Unavailable · St. Lawrence: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rapid City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
St. Lawrence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rapid City: 57/100 · St. Lawrence: 31/100
Rapid City is 26 points higher.
Rapid City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
St. Lawrence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Rapid City: 28/100 · St. Lawrence: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rapid City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
St. Lawrence: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.