City vs city
La Jara vs Las Cruces, NM
Las Cruces currently scores 1 points higher overall than La Jara, 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
La Jara: 35/100 · Las Cruces: 36/100
Las Cruces is 1 points higher.
Flood
La Jara: 53/100 · Las Cruces: 88/100
Las Cruces is 35 points higher.
La Jara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
La Jara: 13/100 · Las Cruces: 14/100
Las Cruces is 1 points higher.
La Jara: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Jara: 29/100 · Las Cruces: 16/100
La Jara is 13 points higher.
La Jara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Jara: 0/100 · Las Cruces: 0/100
No gap.
La Jara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Jara: 4/100 · Las Cruces: 58/100
Las Cruces is 54 points higher.
La Jara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Jara: Unavailable · Las Cruces: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Jara: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Jara: 73/100 · Las Cruces: 25/100
La Jara is 48 points higher.
La Jara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Jara: 37/100 · Las Cruces: 13/100
La Jara is 24 points higher.
La Jara: 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.