City vs city
Fort Sumner vs Rio Rancho, NM
Rio Rancho currently scores 11 points higher overall than Fort Sumner, 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
Fort Sumner: 30/100 · Rio Rancho: 41/100
Rio Rancho is 11 points higher.
Flood
Fort Sumner: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: 84/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Sumner: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Sumner: 14/100 · Rio Rancho: 13/100
Fort Sumner is 1 points higher.
Fort Sumner: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Sumner: 44/100 · Rio Rancho: 26/100
Fort Sumner is 18 points higher.
Fort Sumner: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Sumner: 0/100 · Rio Rancho: 8/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
Fort Sumner: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Sumner: 61/100 · Rio Rancho: 68/100
Rio Rancho is 7 points higher.
Fort Sumner: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Sumner: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Sumner: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Sumner: 32/100 · Rio Rancho: 58/100
Rio Rancho is 26 points higher.
Fort Sumner: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Sumner: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: 27/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Sumner: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.