City vs city
Artesia vs Rio Rancho, NM
Artesia currently scores 6 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
Artesia: 47/100 · Rio Rancho: 41/100
Artesia is 6 points higher.
Flood
Artesia: 72/100 · Rio Rancho: 84/100
Rio Rancho is 12 points higher.
Artesia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Artesia: 14/100 · Rio Rancho: 13/100
Artesia is 1 points higher.
Artesia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Artesia: 28/100 · Rio Rancho: 26/100
Artesia is 2 points higher.
Artesia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Artesia: 0/100 · Rio Rancho: 8/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
Artesia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Artesia: 100/100 · Rio Rancho: 68/100
Artesia is 32 points higher.
Artesia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Artesia: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Artesia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Artesia: 47/100 · Rio Rancho: 58/100
Rio Rancho is 11 points higher.
Artesia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Artesia: 18/100 · Rio Rancho: 27/100
Rio Rancho is 9 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.
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.