City vs city
Elephant Butte vs Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe currently scores 18 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 · Santa Fe: 34/100
Santa Fe is 18 points higher.
Flood
Elephant Butte: Unavailable · Santa Fe: 68/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elephant Butte: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Fe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elephant Butte: 13/100 · Santa Fe: 13/100
No gap.
Elephant Butte: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Fe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elephant Butte: 28/100 · Santa Fe: 33/100
Santa Fe is 5 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Fe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elephant Butte: 8/100 · Santa Fe: 4/100
Elephant Butte is 4 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Fe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elephant Butte: 12/100 · Santa Fe: 25/100
Santa Fe is 13 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Fe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elephant Butte: Unavailable · Santa Fe: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elephant Butte: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Fe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elephant Butte: 37/100 · Santa Fe: 69/100
Santa Fe is 32 points higher.
Elephant Butte: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Fe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elephant Butte: 17/100 · Santa Fe: 28/100
Santa Fe is 11 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.
Santa Fe: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.