City vs city
Farmington vs Rio Rancho Estates, NM
Farmington and Rio Rancho Estates are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Farmington: 30/100 · Rio Rancho Estates: 30/100
No gap.
Flood
Farmington: 76/100 · Rio Rancho Estates: 61/100
Farmington is 15 points higher.
Farmington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Rio Rancho Estates: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Farmington: 12/100 · Rio Rancho Estates: 13/100
Rio Rancho Estates is 1 points higher.
Farmington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho Estates: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Farmington: 18/100 · Rio Rancho Estates: 25/100
Rio Rancho Estates is 7 points higher.
Farmington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho Estates: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Farmington: 4/100 · Rio Rancho Estates: 0/100
Farmington is 4 points higher.
Farmington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho Estates: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Farmington: 23/100 · Rio Rancho Estates: 12/100
Farmington is 11 points higher.
Farmington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho Estates: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Farmington: Unavailable · Rio Rancho Estates: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Farmington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho Estates: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Farmington: 57/100 · Rio Rancho Estates: 45/100
Farmington is 12 points higher.
Farmington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Rancho Estates: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Farmington: 17/100 · Rio Rancho Estates: 24/100
Rio Rancho Estates is 7 points higher.
Farmington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rio Rancho Estates: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.