City vs city
Vale vs Whitewood, SD
Whitewood currently scores 4 points higher overall than Vale, 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
Vale: 37/100 · Whitewood: 41/100
Whitewood is 4 points higher.
Flood
Vale: 62/100 · Whitewood: 47/100
Vale is 15 points higher.
Vale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Whitewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Vale: 19/100 · Whitewood: 19/100
No gap.
Vale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whitewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Vale: 44/100 · Whitewood: 31/100
Vale is 13 points higher.
Vale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whitewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Vale: 8/100 · Whitewood: 4/100
Vale is 4 points higher.
Vale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whitewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Vale: 49/100 · Whitewood: 100/100
Whitewood is 51 points higher.
Vale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whitewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Vale: Unavailable · Whitewood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Vale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Whitewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Vale: 48/100 · Whitewood: 60/100
Whitewood is 12 points higher.
Vale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whitewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Vale: 27/100 · Whitewood: 28/100
Whitewood is 1 points higher.
Vale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Whitewood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.