City vs city
Capitan vs Ruidoso, NM
Capitan currently scores 3 points higher overall than Ruidoso, 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
Capitan: 42/100 · Ruidoso: 39/100
Capitan is 3 points higher.
Flood
Capitan: 61/100 · Ruidoso: 61/100
No gap.
Capitan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Ruidoso: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Capitan: 14/100 · Ruidoso: 14/100
No gap.
Capitan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ruidoso: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Capitan: 36/100 · Ruidoso: 32/100
Capitan is 4 points higher.
Capitan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ruidoso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Capitan: 0/100 · Ruidoso: 0/100
No gap.
Capitan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ruidoso: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Capitan: 29/100 · Ruidoso: 42/100
Ruidoso is 13 points higher.
Capitan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ruidoso: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Capitan: Unavailable · Ruidoso: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Capitan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ruidoso: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Capitan: 88/100 · Ruidoso: 67/100
Capitan is 21 points higher.
Capitan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ruidoso: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Capitan: 21/100 · Ruidoso: 16/100
Capitan is 5 points higher.
Capitan: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ruidoso: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.