City vs city
Jal vs Las Cruces, NM
Jal currently scores 6 points higher overall than Las Cruces, 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
Jal: 42/100 · Las Cruces: 36/100
Jal is 6 points higher.
Flood
Jal: 61/100 · Las Cruces: 88/100
Las Cruces is 27 points higher.
Jal: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Jal: 14/100 · Las Cruces: 14/100
No gap.
Jal: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Jal: 27/100 · Las Cruces: 16/100
Jal is 11 points higher.
Jal: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Jal: 15/100 · Las Cruces: 0/100
Jal is 15 points higher.
Jal: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Jal: 100/100 · Las Cruces: 58/100
Jal is 42 points higher.
Jal: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Jal: Unavailable · Las Cruces: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Jal: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Jal: 52/100 · Las Cruces: 25/100
Jal is 27 points higher.
Jal: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Jal: 26/100 · Las Cruces: 13/100
Jal is 13 points higher.
Jal: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Las Cruces: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
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