City vs city
Belen vs Las Cruces, NM
Belen currently scores 5 points higher overall than Las Cruces, with the largest gap 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
Belen: 41/100 · Las Cruces: 36/100
Belen is 5 points higher.
Flood
Belen: 100/100 · Las Cruces: 88/100
Belen is 12 points higher.
Belen: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belen: 13/100 · Las Cruces: 14/100
Las Cruces is 1 points higher.
Belen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belen: 26/100 · Las Cruces: 16/100
Belen is 10 points higher.
Belen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belen: 12/100 · Las Cruces: 0/100
Belen is 12 points higher.
Belen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belen: 50/100 · Las Cruces: 58/100
Las Cruces is 8 points higher.
Belen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belen: Unavailable · Las Cruces: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belen: 56/100 · Las Cruces: 25/100
Belen is 31 points higher.
Belen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belen: 27/100 · Las Cruces: 13/100
Belen is 14 points higher.
Belen: 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.