City vs city
Upland Colony vs Watertown, SD
Watertown currently scores 10 points higher overall than Upland 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 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
Upland Colony: 40/100 · Watertown: 50/100
Watertown is 10 points higher.
Flood
Upland Colony: 85/100 · Watertown: 79/100
Upland Colony is 6 points higher.
Upland Colony: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 27 features intersect this tile.
Watertown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Upland Colony: 21/100 · Watertown: 20/100
Upland Colony is 1 points higher.
Upland Colony: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Upland Colony: 57/100 · Watertown: 42/100
Upland Colony is 15 points higher.
Upland Colony: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Upland Colony: 4/100 · Watertown: 0/100
Upland Colony is 4 points higher.
Upland Colony: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Upland Colony: 55/100 · Watertown: 100/100
Watertown is 45 points higher.
Upland Colony: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Upland Colony: Unavailable · Watertown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Upland Colony: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Upland Colony: 47/100 · Watertown: 38/100
Upland Colony is 9 points higher.
Upland Colony: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Upland Colony: 11/100 · Watertown: 21/100
Watertown is 10 points higher.
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.
Watertown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.