City vs city
Elephant Butte vs Salem, NM
Salem currently scores 7 points higher overall than Elephant Butte, 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
Elephant Butte: 16/100 · Salem: 23/100
Salem is 7 points higher.
Flood
Elephant Butte: Unavailable · Salem: 76/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elephant Butte: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elephant Butte: 13/100 · Salem: 14/100
Salem is 1 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elephant Butte: 28/100 · Salem: 20/100
Elephant Butte is 8 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elephant Butte: 8/100 · Salem: 4/100
Elephant Butte is 4 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elephant Butte: 12/100 · Salem: 2/100
Elephant Butte is 10 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elephant Butte: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elephant Butte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elephant Butte: 37/100 · Salem: 33/100
Elephant Butte is 4 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elephant Butte: 17/100 · Salem: 14/100
Elephant Butte is 3 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.
Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.