City vs city
Des Moines vs Las Cruces, NM
Des Moines currently scores 5 points higher overall than Las Cruces, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Des Moines: 41/100 · Las Cruces: 36/100
Des Moines is 5 points higher.
Flood
Des Moines: Unavailable · Las Cruces: 88/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Des Moines: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Des Moines: 15/100 · Las Cruces: 14/100
Des Moines is 1 points higher.
Des Moines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Des Moines: 55/100 · Las Cruces: 16/100
Des Moines is 39 points higher.
Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Des Moines: 0/100 · Las Cruces: 0/100
No gap.
Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Des Moines: 83/100 · Las Cruces: 58/100
Des Moines is 25 points higher.
Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Des Moines: Unavailable · Las Cruces: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Des Moines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Des Moines: 51/100 · Las Cruces: 25/100
Des Moines is 26 points higher.
Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Des Moines: Unavailable · Las Cruces: 13/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Des Moines: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
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.