City vs city
El Cerro Mission vs Las Cruces, NM
Las Cruces currently scores 4 points higher overall than El Cerro Mission, 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
El Cerro Mission: 32/100 · Las Cruces: 36/100
Las Cruces is 4 points higher.
Flood
El Cerro Mission: 79/100 · Las Cruces: 88/100
Las Cruces is 9 points higher.
El Cerro Mission: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
El Cerro Mission: 13/100 · Las Cruces: 14/100
Las Cruces is 1 points higher.
El Cerro Mission: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
El Cerro Mission: 27/100 · Las Cruces: 16/100
El Cerro Mission is 11 points higher.
El Cerro Mission: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
El Cerro Mission: 4/100 · Las Cruces: 0/100
El Cerro Mission is 4 points higher.
El Cerro Mission: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
El Cerro Mission: 7/100 · Las Cruces: 58/100
Las Cruces is 51 points higher.
El Cerro Mission: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
El Cerro Mission: Unavailable · Las Cruces: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Cerro Mission: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
El Cerro Mission: 64/100 · Las Cruces: 25/100
El Cerro Mission is 39 points higher.
El Cerro Mission: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
El Cerro Mission: 27/100 · Las Cruces: 13/100
El Cerro Mission is 14 points higher.
El Cerro Mission: 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.