City vs city
Artesia vs Las Cruces, NM
Artesia currently scores 11 points higher overall than Las Cruces, 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
Artesia: 47/100 · Las Cruces: 36/100
Artesia is 11 points higher.
Flood
Artesia: 72/100 · Las Cruces: 88/100
Las Cruces is 16 points higher.
Artesia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Artesia: 14/100 · Las Cruces: 14/100
No gap.
Artesia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Artesia: 28/100 · Las Cruces: 16/100
Artesia is 12 points higher.
Artesia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Artesia: 0/100 · Las Cruces: 0/100
No gap.
Artesia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Artesia: 100/100 · Las Cruces: 58/100
Artesia is 42 points higher.
Artesia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Artesia: Unavailable · Las Cruces: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Artesia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Artesia: 47/100 · Las Cruces: 25/100
Artesia is 22 points higher.
Artesia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Artesia: 18/100 · Las Cruces: 13/100
Artesia is 5 points higher.
Artesia: 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.