City vs city
Arenas Valley vs Las Cruces, NM
Arenas Valley and Las Cruces are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.
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
Arenas Valley: 36/100 · Las Cruces: 36/100
No gap.
Flood
Arenas Valley: 66/100 · Las Cruces: 88/100
Las Cruces is 22 points higher.
Arenas Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arenas Valley: 13/100 · Las Cruces: 14/100
Las Cruces is 1 points higher.
Arenas Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arenas Valley: 23/100 · Las Cruces: 16/100
Arenas Valley is 7 points higher.
Arenas Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arenas Valley: 15/100 · Las Cruces: 0/100
Arenas Valley is 15 points higher.
Arenas Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arenas Valley: 63/100 · Las Cruces: 58/100
Arenas Valley is 5 points higher.
Arenas Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arenas Valley: Unavailable · Las Cruces: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arenas Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arenas Valley: 51/100 · Las Cruces: 25/100
Arenas Valley is 26 points higher.
Arenas Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Arenas Valley: 21/100 · Las Cruces: 13/100
Arenas Valley is 8 points higher.
Arenas Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Las Cruces: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.