City vs city
Church Rock vs Rio Rancho, NM
Rio Rancho currently scores 13 points higher overall than Church Rock, 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
Church Rock: 28/100 · Rio Rancho: 41/100
Rio Rancho is 13 points higher.
Flood
Church Rock: 57/100 · Rio Rancho: 84/100
Rio Rancho is 27 points higher.
Church Rock: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Church Rock: 12/100 · Rio Rancho: 13/100
Rio Rancho is 1 points higher.
Church Rock: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Church Rock: 28/100 · Rio Rancho: 26/100
Church Rock is 2 points higher.
Church Rock: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Church Rock: 0/100 · Rio Rancho: 8/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
Church Rock: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Church Rock: 1/100 · Rio Rancho: 68/100
Rio Rancho is 67 points higher.
Church Rock: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Church Rock: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Church Rock: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Church Rock: 44/100 · Rio Rancho: 58/100
Rio Rancho is 14 points higher.
Church Rock: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Church Rock: 26/100 · Rio Rancho: 27/100
Rio Rancho is 1 points higher.
Church Rock: 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.