City vs city
Albuquerque vs Rio Rancho, NM
Albuquerque currently scores 2 points higher overall than Rio Rancho, 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
Albuquerque: 43/100 · Rio Rancho: 41/100
Albuquerque is 2 points higher.
Flood
Albuquerque: 79/100 · Rio Rancho: 84/100
Rio Rancho is 5 points higher.
Albuquerque: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Albuquerque: 13/100 · Rio Rancho: 13/100
No gap.
Albuquerque: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Albuquerque: 27/100 · Rio Rancho: 26/100
Albuquerque is 1 points higher.
Albuquerque: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Albuquerque: 0/100 · Rio Rancho: 8/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
Albuquerque: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Albuquerque: 44/100 · Rio Rancho: 68/100
Rio Rancho is 24 points higher.
Albuquerque: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Albuquerque: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Albuquerque: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Albuquerque: 61/100 · Rio Rancho: 58/100
Albuquerque is 3 points higher.
Albuquerque: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Albuquerque: 35/100 · Rio Rancho: 27/100
Albuquerque is 8 points higher.
Albuquerque: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rio Rancho: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.