City vs city
Sioux Falls vs Upland Colony, SD
Sioux Falls currently scores 10 points higher overall than Upland Colony, 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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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 · Upland Colony: 40/100
Sioux Falls is 10 points higher.
Flood
Sioux Falls: 52/100 · Upland Colony: 85/100
Upland Colony is 33 points higher.
Sioux Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Upland Colony: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sioux Falls: 20/100 · Upland Colony: 21/100
Upland Colony is 1 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Upland Colony: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sioux Falls: 46/100 · Upland Colony: 57/100
Upland Colony is 11 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Upland Colony: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sioux Falls: 58/100 · Upland Colony: 4/100
Sioux Falls is 54 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Upland Colony: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sioux Falls: 100/100 · Upland Colony: 55/100
Sioux Falls is 45 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Upland Colony: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sioux Falls: Unavailable · Upland Colony: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sioux Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Upland Colony: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sioux Falls: 51/100 · Upland Colony: 47/100
Sioux Falls is 4 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Upland Colony: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sioux Falls: 21/100 · Upland Colony: 11/100
Sioux Falls is 10 points higher.
Sioux Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Upland Colony: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.