City vs city
La Cueva vs Rio Rancho, NM
La Cueva and Rio Rancho are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
La Cueva: 41/100 · Rio Rancho: 41/100
No gap.
Flood
La Cueva: 60/100 · Rio Rancho: 84/100
Rio Rancho is 24 points higher.
La Cueva: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
La Cueva: 13/100 · Rio Rancho: 13/100
No gap.
La Cueva: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Cueva: 36/100 · Rio Rancho: 26/100
La Cueva is 10 points higher.
La Cueva: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Cueva: 0/100 · Rio Rancho: 8/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
La Cueva: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Cueva: 35/100 · Rio Rancho: 68/100
Rio Rancho is 33 points higher.
La Cueva: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Cueva: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Cueva: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Cueva: 76/100 · Rio Rancho: 58/100
La Cueva is 18 points higher.
La Cueva: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Cueva: 28/100 · Rio Rancho: 27/100
La Cueva is 1 points higher.
La Cueva: 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: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.