City vs city
Sioux Falls vs Sturgis, SD
Sioux Falls currently scores 9 points higher overall than Sturgis, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Sturgis: 41/100
Sioux Falls is 9 points higher.
Flood
Sioux Falls: 52/100 · Sturgis: 53/100
Sturgis is 1 points higher.
Sioux Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Sturgis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sioux Falls: 20/100 · Sturgis: 19/100
Sioux Falls is 1 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sturgis: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sioux Falls: 46/100 · Sturgis: 33/100
Sioux Falls is 13 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sturgis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sioux Falls: 58/100 · Sturgis: 4/100
Sioux Falls is 54 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sturgis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sioux Falls: 100/100 · Sturgis: 100/100
No gap.
Sioux Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sturgis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sioux Falls: Unavailable · Sturgis: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sioux Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sturgis: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sioux Falls: 51/100 · Sturgis: 53/100
Sturgis is 2 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sturgis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Sioux Falls: 21/100 · Sturgis: 27/100
Sturgis is 6 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sturgis: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.