City vs city
Elephant Butte vs Hatch, NM
Hatch currently scores 9 points higher overall than Elephant Butte, 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
Elephant Butte: 16/100 · Hatch: 25/100
Hatch is 9 points higher.
Flood
Elephant Butte: Unavailable · Hatch: 72/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elephant Butte: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Hatch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elephant Butte: 13/100 · Hatch: 14/100
Hatch is 1 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hatch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elephant Butte: 28/100 · Hatch: 19/100
Elephant Butte is 9 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hatch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elephant Butte: 8/100 · Hatch: 0/100
Elephant Butte is 8 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hatch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elephant Butte: 12/100 · Hatch: 7/100
Elephant Butte is 5 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hatch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elephant Butte: Unavailable · Hatch: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elephant Butte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hatch: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elephant Butte: 37/100 · Hatch: 25/100
Elephant Butte is 12 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hatch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elephant Butte: 17/100 · Hatch: 13/100
Elephant Butte is 4 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hatch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.