City vs city
Sioux Falls vs Spring Lake Colony, SD
Sioux Falls currently scores 16 points higher overall than Spring Lake 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
Sioux Falls: 50/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 34/100
Sioux Falls is 16 points higher.
Flood
Sioux Falls: 52/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 53/100
Spring Lake Colony is 1 points higher.
Sioux Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Spring Lake Colony: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sioux Falls: 20/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 20/100
No gap.
Sioux Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spring Lake Colony: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sioux Falls: 46/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 75/100
Spring Lake Colony is 29 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spring Lake Colony: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sioux Falls: 58/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 12/100
Sioux Falls is 46 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spring Lake Colony: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sioux Falls: 100/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 32/100
Sioux Falls is 68 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spring Lake Colony: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sioux Falls: Unavailable · Spring Lake Colony: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sioux Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Spring Lake Colony: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sioux Falls: 51/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 30/100
Sioux Falls is 21 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spring Lake Colony: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Sioux Falls: 21/100 · Spring Lake Colony: 19/100
Sioux Falls is 2 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Spring Lake Colony: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.