City vs city
Cedar Crest vs Sandia Knolls, NM
Cedar Crest and Sandia Knolls are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Cedar Crest: 45/100 · Sandia Knolls: 45/100
No gap.
Flood
Cedar Crest: 53/100 · Sandia Knolls: 73/100
Sandia Knolls is 20 points higher.
Cedar Crest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Sandia Knolls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cedar Crest: 13/100 · Sandia Knolls: 13/100
No gap.
Cedar Crest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sandia Knolls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cedar Crest: 30/100 · Sandia Knolls: 31/100
Sandia Knolls is 1 points higher.
Cedar Crest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sandia Knolls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cedar Crest: 0/100 · Sandia Knolls: 0/100
No gap.
Cedar Crest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandia Knolls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cedar Crest: 76/100 · Sandia Knolls: 67/100
Cedar Crest is 9 points higher.
Cedar Crest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandia Knolls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cedar Crest: Unavailable · Sandia Knolls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cedar Crest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sandia Knolls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cedar Crest: 66/100 · Sandia Knolls: 57/100
Cedar Crest is 9 points higher.
Cedar Crest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sandia Knolls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cedar Crest: 32/100 · Sandia Knolls: 30/100
Cedar Crest is 2 points higher.
Cedar Crest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sandia Knolls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.