City vs city
Albuquerque vs Sandia Knolls, NM
Sandia Knolls currently scores 2 points higher overall than Albuquerque, 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 · Sandia Knolls: 45/100
Sandia Knolls is 2 points higher.
Flood
Albuquerque: 79/100 · Sandia Knolls: 73/100
Albuquerque is 6 points higher.
Albuquerque: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Sandia Knolls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Albuquerque: 13/100 · Sandia Knolls: 13/100
No gap.
Albuquerque: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sandia Knolls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Albuquerque: 27/100 · Sandia Knolls: 31/100
Sandia Knolls is 4 points higher.
Albuquerque: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sandia Knolls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Albuquerque: 0/100 · Sandia Knolls: 0/100
No gap.
Albuquerque: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandia Knolls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Albuquerque: 44/100 · Sandia Knolls: 67/100
Sandia Knolls is 23 points higher.
Albuquerque: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandia Knolls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Albuquerque: Unavailable · Sandia Knolls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Albuquerque: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sandia Knolls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Albuquerque: 61/100 · Sandia Knolls: 57/100
Albuquerque is 4 points higher.
Albuquerque: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sandia Knolls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Albuquerque: 35/100 · Sandia Knolls: 30/100
Albuquerque is 5 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.
Sandia Knolls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.